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TIL that Carl Weathers landed the part of Apollo Creed after reading scenes with Rocky writer Sylvester Stallone. He wrapped up his audition by saying (about Stallone) "I could do a lot better if you got me a real actor to work with."

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neEp7 Today I learned that when a streetcar hit a bus Frida Kahlo was on, she was impaled by a handrail, fracturing her spine and pelvis. Due to these severe injuries and the long recovery, Frida took up painting to pass the time. She is now considered to be one of Mexico's greatest artists.
16MN4 TIL that, in a bid to raise much needed funds, North Korea issued a set of stamps to commemorate the wedding of Prince Charles and Princess Diana in 1981
e0Evb TIL that David Brandt, the farmer from the "It ain't much but it's honest work" meme, is an expert in no-till farming and soil conservation
R71ra TIL the term "butterfly effect" in chaos theory might have its origins in a 1952 Ray Bradbury short story. In it, a time-traveler travels back 66 million years where he accidentally crushes a butterfly, resulting in an altered timeline observed upon his return.
ZD0o TIL there was a nightly firefall at Yosemite for 88 years.