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TIL that Heath Ledger was developing the novel of 'The Queen's Gambit' as his directorial debut, with Ellen Page set to star before his death in January 2008.

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4kmK5 TIL of Silas Simmons, the oldest living baseball player of all time. Born in 1895, he played in the Negro Leagues from 1913-1929. After baseball, he was a porter and a department store manager. He died in 2006 at the age of 111, having outlived all 5 of his children and both of his wives
QyGp TIL The music most of us think as ‘circus theme song music’ is actually entitled Entry of the Gladiators
WDBo TIL a recent study just found that 43 percent of sunscreens failed to meet the SPF claim on their labels. The Banana Boat Kids Tear-Free, Sting-Free SPF 50 lotion and CVS Kids Sun Lotion SPF 50 both tested at an SPF 8.
QNMkX TIL at least 17% of Germany's population has been infected with the hepatitis E virus, estimated 2014
YvWB TIL that a 14 year old boy broke into Queen Victoria’s Buckingham Palace while disguised as a chimney sweep then ran off with her underwear.