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TIL Rick Harrison of the hit reality show Pawn Stars, dropped out of high school in 10th grade because he was making $2000 a week selling fake Gucci bags

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Mevb TIL John Cazale, “Fredo” from “The Godfather” was one of Al Pacino’s best friends. While filming “The Deer Hunter” with Deniro, Cazale was literally dying of Cancer. He only appeared in 5 feature films, all of which were nominated for best picture, 3 of them won.
do1B TIL: In Norway Easter is known for “Påskekrim” (Easter Crime), when just about everyone in Norway reads crime novels, television and radio stations run crime serials, and newspapers publish special crime related literary supplements.
6rgY TIL that looting of DJ equipment during the 1977 New York City blackout contributed to the rise of hip hop.
YpoEv TIL Henry VIII wanted to cancel his wedding with Anne of Cleves because he found her extremely ugly. He felt he was bamboozled by his advisors, who greatly exaggerated her beauty and brought him portraits of her that looked nothing like the real Anne in order to get him to agree to the marry her
m1XJv TIL that Mary, Crown Princess of Denmark used to hold a regular office job at Microsoft