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TIL Sean Connery Wore a Toupee In All The James Bond Movies (Excluding Doctor No). He Began Losing His Hair At 21.

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LQMEP TIL In Wales there is a grave of a Preacher (Christmas Evans) who died in 1838 and according to local lore if you kiss the headstone it brings you good luck
78eOx TIL about the Oncorhynchus rastrosus, also known as the saber-toothed salmon, an extinct species of salmon. Members of this species had a pair of small "fangs" protruding from the tip of the snout
R7yE1 TIL an unknown black organic material was found preserved on 2 altars at the entrance to a shrine's holy of holies, part of a fortress guarding the southern border of biblical Judah. Testing them found frankincense and cannabis, the first time the latter has been identified in the Ancient Near East.
OAyg TIL That a sniper taking a shot at a target behind glass has a very low probability of success. This was one of the reasons why the Sydney gunman was not shot through the glass storefront.
Nm7J TIL an 80 year old millionaire hid a treasure chest in New Mexico worth between $1 - $3 million, and it has yet to be found. The clues to the treasure are hidden in his memoir.