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TIL Christopher Lee was the only person involved with the Lord of the Rings films to have actually met Tolkien

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m1aOR The highly sought after "peke face" in Persian cats is actually midface hypoplasia so severe that it causes dimples and holes into the cat's skull and brain cavity.
OoXgX TIL about "Benjaman Kyle": the only person ever placed on the FBI's Missing Persons page, even though his location was known. Kyle was found naked and injured in 2004 next to a Burger King dumpster in Georgia—and claimed to suffer from severe amnesia. His identity was eventually discovered in 2015.
BgnRx TIL in 2003, a man reached an out-of-court settlement after doctors removed his penis during bladder surgery in 1999. The doctors claimed the removal was necessary because cancer had spread to the penis. However, a pathology test later revealed that the penile tissue was not cancerous.
0Gey TIL Zdeno Chára, captain of the Boston Bruins, speaks seven different languages.
JJRV TIL in 2013 a motorist argued that driving with corporation papers in his front seat allowed him the right to drive in a carpool lane. He ended up paying a $478 fine.