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TIL about Moe Berg, a baseball player who learned 7 languages from Princeton and a law degree from Columbia. He worked as a spy in Europe during WW2, and was ordered to attend a lecture by Heisenberg and shoot him if he determined the Germans were close to the bomb. He determined that they were not.

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BgKgd TIL in 2012 LL Cool J broke the nose, jaw, and ribs of a man charged with breaking into his home. His family was sleeping when their home security alarm went off at 1am, "sending LL Cool J into action". After catching the man, he held him until the authorities arrived.
rA5e TIL The aerodynamics (downforce) of an F1 car is so powerful it could drive on an inverted road (upside-down) if it was going only 170kmh or 105mph!
wol9Y TIL Wesley Snipes and Ryan Reynolds never hated each other
Yp5G7 TIL crowd effects for the gaming arena scene in Tron: Legacy were recorded at the 2010 San Diego Comic-Con International. During a Tron: Legacy panel, the crowd was given instructions to chant and stomp while techs from Skywalker Sound recorded the performance.
rRvYw TIL The Fez is thought to have originated as a base for wrapping a turban. Praying with a turban was difficult, and so was removed but the Fez remained in place. Eventually, turbans lost popularity completely, but the Fez remained.