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TIL politicians mocked John Adams, nicknaming him "His Rotundity" after he had suggested that the president should be titled like royalty, suggesting titles such as, "His Majesty the President" and “His Highness, the President of the United States of America, and Protector of the Rights of the Same"

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yPAM TIL James Doohan, who plays Lt. Commander Montgomery Scott ( Scotty) on Star Trek, is missing the entire middle finger on his right hand (lost it on D-Day).
0wRVp TIL Gene Roddenberry, creator of Star Trek, wrote lyrics to the Star Trek theme song so he could be registered as the theme’s lyricist and claim 50% of performance royalties. When asked, Gene said, “Hey, I have to get some money somewhere. I’m sure not gonna get it out of the profits of Star Trek.”
O6pR TIL Nazi soldiers burned civilians alive in the town of Oradour-sur-Glane. Charles de Gaulle ordered that the ruins are not removed, and the empty town still exists as it was in June 1944.
5YErB TIL For the film Stargate, Kurt Russell was paid twice his going rate because he was the only actor at the time to have "zero unlikability" in a global poll.
rRP5M TIL that in 1900, during the Scofield mine explosion, a guy named John Wilson was thrown at least 820 feet into the air. He survived