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TIL in 2015 German Actor Rainer Bock guest starred in an episode of "Homeland" titled 'Better Call Saul'; 3yrs later he had a recurring role for 6 episodes on the TV Show "Better Call Saul"

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78a0P TIL that a man accidentally got shot in the head by a particle accelerator back in 1978 and is still alive
0aZj TIL that a convicted felon named Daniel Rigmaiden used his jail time to investigate the FBI’s surveillance system used in his arrest and uncovered the secret Stingray device. He then successfully used this evidence to free himself.
Bgw0e TIL that in 1904, the Olympic marathon in St. Louis became infamous for its chaotic and bizarre events. Runners suffered due to extreme heat, one athlete took a car for part of the race, and another was nearly poisoned by his coach, who gave him brandy and strychnine as "performance enhancers."
x6VJb TIL that the planet Mercury has a tail, much like a comet, thanks to sodium atoms blasted off its surface and atmosphere by solar winds
pY9oO TIL The coat of arms of the (at the time) Swedish islands of Åland and Öland accidentally got swapped when granted during the 1560s. A mistake not noticed until 1944