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TIL that a 36 year old accountant who has never played pro hockey, was called in as an emergency backup goalie for the Chicago Blackhawks and starred in a 6-2 win, blocking 7 of 7 shots attempted

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xVyW1 TIL that in 2015, the Missionaries of Charity (founded by Mother Teresa) shut down adoptions in all 30 of its orphanages rather than comply with new Indian laws that eased the adoption process for divorced and single people.
GKa4 TIL that Seann William Scott, who played Stifler in the American Pie films, was extremely shy and nervous around women and did not have a girlfriend until he was 30 years old.
ANk8g TIL many Irish weddings include playing the song “Rock the Boat” which starts a group dance where everyone sits on the dance floor, legs splayed in a conga line pretending to row a boat
vQX7 TIL when introducing the character Agamemnon in “Time Bandits”, Terry Gilliam’s script read “The Greek warrior removes his helmet, revealing himself to be none other than Sean Connery, or an actor of equal but cheaper stature.” He wrote it as a joke never expecting Connery to be in the movie.
rRRpy TIL that during the 1970s the Wallenberg family owned over 40% of the Swedish stock market