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TIL that despite basing himself in Australia for most of his life, Russell Crowe was denied Australian citizenship twice, in 2006 and 2013 because he had spent too much time in other countries.

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j6PMa TIL Zhang Zongchang, a Chinese warlord, had proclaimed that he would return only in a coffin if he was defeated in battle. When his forces were pushed back in a campaign, he was true to his word—he was paraded through the streets, sitting in his coffin and smoking a cigar
lGDK TIL The USA Conducted an Experiment in 1964 Where They Gathered 3 Young Physics Students, and Gave Them a Salary, and All Publicly Available Documents on Nuclear Weapons, and Told Them to Build an Atomic Bomb. They succeeded.
d8WRZ TIL that the fear of success which prevents the realization of one's potential is called the Jonah Complex.
nZaB TIL that the Netherlands provides free heroin to addicts three times a day, along with clinics in which to do the drug
AoNa TIL that Verne Troyer was raised Amish and struggled with alcoholism and cocaine addiction.