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TIL that Charlie Cox failed an audition for the Han Solo film because he got used to not making eye contact while playing Daredevil.

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DQLQv TIL Dobermanns were first bred in the 1880s by Karl Friedrich Louis Dobermann, a tax collector who ran a dog pound in central Germany. With access to dogs of many breeds, he got the idea to create a breed that would be ideal for protecting him.
OogGY TIL about the Kingdom of Semien, a Jewish kingdom in Africa that was effectively independent for over 1000 years and was the second most powerful African empire for 300 years.
yVj7a TIL the oldest hotel in the world is Nishiyama Onsen Keiunkan in Japan. It was founded in 705 AD.
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