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TIL there were no casualties in the 2022 Cyprus earthquake besides 1,600 chickens that died in a stampede caused by their panic

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DQMnD TIL Samuel L Jackson held Martin Luther King Sr. hostage and was expelled from Morehouse College before later becoming an usher at MLK Jr.’s funeral
8aA6b TIL about Leo major, a Canadian soldier who captured 100 German soldiers at d-day and later in Holland captured a city all by himself.
OG0Lg TIL that Bolaji Badejo, a 6 foot 10 Nigerian visual artist, played the original Alien (1979)’s xenomorph. His height and slender body convinced Ridley Scott that he was a perfect choice for the villain. He also died from sickle cell disease at age 39.
XEBW6 TIL Stan Lee was in his 40s when he created Spider-Man, Fantastic Four, Iron Man, etc. Proof it is never too late to push yourself creatively.