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v1XaK TIL in 1971 Sean Connery vowed he would never play the role of James Bond again. 12 years later he went on to star in one more James Bond movie where the producers then changed the title to be “Never Say Never Again”.
dgD9 TIL 1) a goat reached the rank of lance corporal in the British Army and 2) got demoted for inappropriate behavior during the Queen’s Official Birthday.
6EenW TIL that in Germany there's a festival without bands. There even is stage, but no one is performing. The idea is to enjoy the atmosphere of a festival without the pressure of having to see all the bands you payed for.
xVla0 TIL that there are 18 different forms of ice, that have completely different structures from one another, and occur at very different temperatures and pressures than "regular" ice.
D10yJ TIL Today 50 years ago the first message was sent over the ARPANET (Internet predecessor). The message being "LO", attempting to send "LOGIN" it crashed after the O.