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TIL scholars agree that the original ending of the Gospel of Mark was a cliffhanger in which Jesus disappeared from his grave.

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b6jd4 TIL in 2002, the UK Royal Marines accidentally invaded Spain because they're landed in the wrong beach during landing exercise in Gibraltar
jNkLM TIL that in the film Blue Lagoon, Brooke Shields had to walk in shallow trenches because she is almost 178 cm (5'10) while Christopher Atkins is just 167 cm (around 5'6). He later described the experience as "like having the Statue of Liberty standing beside me".
Zp4ZR TIL Research shows that experiencing chronic loneliness is as bad for our health as smoking 15 cigarettes a day and worse than obesity. It’s associated with an increased risk of coronary heart disease and stroke, and increases our likelihood of early mortality by 26 per cent.
nWxJd TIL That Marie Antoinette’s scandalous fashion choice of wearing lingerie as outerwear directly instigated a dramatic rise in American slavery.
4krZN TIL For the movie Rebel Without a Cause (1955), Natalie Wood almost did not get the role of Judy because Nicholas Ray thought that she did not fit the role of the wild teen character. Ray was convinced when someone at the hospital called her a "goddamn juvenile delinquent" after her car accident.