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TIL Sean Connery turned down the iconic role of cannibalistic serial killer Hannibal Lecter before it went to Anthony Hopkins

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e9DE TIL Switzerland has the most expensive Big Mac in the world at $6.82, while in Venezuela, the country with the cheapest, it only costs $0.67
P4jG TIL actor Peter Butterworth was a POW who took part in the actual “Great Escape,” but was rejected for the film for not looking “convincingly heroic or athletic.”
woeVP TIL that during his development, Nintendo almost made Waluigi an evil version of Princess Peach named "Warupichi," but he ultimately became the evil Luigi because Wario needed a doubles partner in Mario Tennis for the Nintendo 64
5rKn TIL when police raided a dog fighting ring in South Carolina, 8 suspects attempted to flee the scene. One of the suspects was taken into custody after one of the dogs chased him and “took him down”. The dog then escaped.
epdZE TIL about the 4x100m universal relay. It features 4 athletes with 4 different disabilities. Each team must be mixed, with 2 women and 2 men. The relay is started by a visually impaired athlete, followed by an amputee sprinter. In third place is a person with cerebral palsy, then a wheelchair athlete