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TIL That Sean Connery single handedly beat up four men in a night club while Michael Caine held his coat.

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PYNre TIL that Archibald Roosevelt,son of President Teddy Roosevelt,was wounded during WW1. He rejoined the army during WW2 and was wounded in the same knee as he had been during WW1,making him only American to ever be classified as 100% disabled twice for the same wound incurred in two different wars.
7DRP TIL the familiar ‘valentine’ logo at the beginning and ending of 'I Love Lucy’ wasn’t added until the show went into syndication. The show was originally sponsored by Philip Morris, and began with Lucy and Ricky dancing around a huge pack of cigarettes.
neRm7 TIL there is an eSports World Cup tournament for Microsoft Excel
ky1B TIL that hot dogs are called hot dogs because they were rumored to be sausages containing dog meat, served hot. The government put an excise tax of $200 on every hot dog stand in response as a way of stifling the practice of selling them.
GAlQE TIL that the largest church in the world is The Basilica of Our Lady of Peace in Yamoussoukro, the administrative capital of Ivory Coast. It can accommodate 18,000 worshipers, but ordinary liturgies conducted at the basilica are usually attended by only a few hundred people.