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TIL that Richard Drew, the photographer who took the famous photo of the "Falling Man" who leapt from the North Tower on 9/11, was also one of the four photographers present at Bobby Kennedy's assassination.

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VDj0 TIL Harry Houdini wrote a book in 1909 called “Handcuff Secrets” in which he revealed many of the tricks behind his famous escapes.
ANNV4 TIL that Lobsang Rampa, Tibetan Monk and bestselling author of The Third Eye, was in fact Cyril Hoskin, the son of a plumber from Devonshire. When this became known, he stated he was possessed by a Tibetan monk after he fell out of a tree in his back yard whilst tying to photograph an owl.
epyAD TIL Every Friday and Saturday, a NASA astronaut shares some of their mission memories with guests at Space Center Houston, along with options to have breakfast together for Q&A
PrVJ TIL that the president of Poland awards a medal to couples that remain married for at least 50 years
0dRvA TIL Canada has only sentenced one person, Stanko Joseph Grmovsek, to prison for insider trading. He was the first and only person in Canadian history to serve a Federal sentence of imprisonment for insider trading. He was sentenced to 39 months in prison.