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TIL Michael Phelps has won a record 23 Olympic gold medals; No other Olympian has won more than 9.

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5Vn6p TIL about the Manna of Saint Nicholas, a pleasant smelling liquid that is extracted from the remains of Saint Nicholas of Bari every year and is believed to help cure ailments by drinking the pure manna mixed with holy water or applying it the area of a body that is sick.
DwvV TIL that Sir Ian McKellen, broke down an cried whilst filming ‘The Hobbit’ because he had to film with a just a green screen instead of with other actors, he said “this is not why I became an actor”
v1mbD TIL C-3PO's actor, Anthony Daniels, flubbed most of his lines on the first day of shooting STAR WARS. After repeatedly messing up, George Lucas came up to Daniels and said, "You can say anything you like. We can fix it later." Daniels then proceeded to speak his next lines in gibberish
wjB1 TIL most German schools do not have uniforms since it reminds Germans of the nazi youth
xJ8b TIL of the legend of Sir Francis Drake’s drum. It is said that on his deathbed he requested that the drum be returned to his manor and that, if ever England were to come under attack, one would beat the drum, he would return to protect the country.