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TIL that Lord of the Rings actor Ian McKellen turned down an offer of 1.5 million dollar to officiate a wedding dressed as Gandalf, saying “I am sorry, Gandalf doesn’t do weddings.”

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v1QyK TIL in the song (Don't Fear) The Reaper, which in its lyrics claim 40,000 men and women die every day, is a very low estimate - in 1976 when the song was released, it was over 100,000 more than that daily.
JYdAv TIL that a small group of developers behind Medal of Honor broke away from that series due to the increasing control of EA. They instead created a new game and called it Call of Duty.
OGDNY TIL About the Guangxi Massacre (1967-1976) in which an estimated 100,000-150,000 people were killed, which included acts of massive cannibalism, with 421 identified individuals eaten.
x68rk TIL at over 100 years old, Iris Cummings is the sole surviving attendee of the 1936 Nazi-Germany Olympics
ZpGjB TIL that if Apollo 11 had failed to land on the Moon, Apollo 12 was prepared to launch just 2 months later. However, with the success of Apollo 11, the time between launches was extended to 4 months with Apollo 12 landing on the moon November 19, 1969.