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TIL that in the Terminator 2 movie Linda Hamilton's double was played by her twin sister Leslie.

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GY0M1 TIL about Hurshid Pasha an Ottoman general who, after being informed of plans by his opponents to kill him, ordered the construction of a tomb and arranged for an elaborate funeral with all authorities present which he then committed suicide in front of.
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