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TIL After working as a repairman in the U.S. Air Force, Morgan Freeman joined the Pasadena Playhouse where he started to dance even though he says he never could really dance. Ultimately it landed him his first acting job. "I looked good doing it, but, no, I could never really dance."

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QjGE TIL Lenovo Computers is partially owned by the Chinese government and their computers come pre loaded with secret back door access. As a result MI6, the CIA and other spy agencies have banned their use.
nndY TIL:Tycho Brahe,A 16th Century Astronomer wore a brass prosthetic nose after losing his real one in a duel over the legitimacy of a mathematical formula. He also owned a trained pet Moose who lived indoors with him. who died after it had drunk a lot of beer, and fallen down the stairs, at a party.
WEr9 TIL A couple of years ago, Justin Timberlake went to Comic Con dressed in an Ernie costume and was completely unnoticed. He claimed it was the first time he was able to walk freely in public in ten years.
Bovx TIL that the FDIC strongly encourages mandatory two-week paid vacations for bankers because it is difficult to conceal embezzlement for that long while away from work
K55B TIL While filming ‘Das Boot’, an actor fell overboard and broke a few ribs. Someone shouted, “Man overboard!” The director didn’t realize it was an accident and yelled, “Good idea, Jan.” He still kept the scene and rewrote the actor’s part so his character spent the rest of the movie in bed.