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TIl that in 1999 George Harrison nearly became the 2nd Beatle to be murdered when an intruder who believed the Beatles were witches broke into his home and stabbed him multiple times and punctured one of his lungs. His wife fortunately fought the attacker off.

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kOVOE TIL that the first 3 years are crucial for the development of a child's brain and those formative first years will have a high impact in his life as an adult: Children reared with a solid educational foundation are many times more likely to graduate from college and find higher paying jobs.
jNYen TIL that famous jazz drummer Buddy Rich was once admitted to a hospital and was asked if he was allergic to anything. He answered: "Yeah, country music."
l7EXG TIL that the largest country subdivision in the world is Uttar Pradesh, India, with a population of ~241 million in an area slightly larger than the the state of Wyoming (~98k square miles). The largest city, Lucknow, has (only) 3.5 million people.
rRxGy TIL that sharks smell in "stereo," that is, they can detect the tiny delays in the time it takes for a scent to reach one nostril compared to the other and use it to determine the direction from where the scent is coming. This helps them in tracking their prey.
gr567 TIL that the first ever instance of an individual being convicted for war crimes occurred in May of 1474, and the defendant was Peter von Hagenbach, a knight and governor of Upper Alsace for the Duchy of Burgundy. Turns out 'I was just following orders' is an old excuse.