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TIL that in 2017, a London building owner destroyed a 400 year old ceiling to prevent a historical society from listing the property, which would impact the owner's future maintenance and refurbishment

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QYEe TIL: Otto Von Bismarck said in 1888 “One day the great European War will come out of some damned foolish thing in the Balkans.“ 26 years later in 1914 World War 1 broke out after Franz Ferdinand was killed in Sarajevo
4Lw TIL that Tim Burton was interested in making the film ‘Watchmen’ with Johnny Depp starring as The Comedian, but passed on the offer to make 'Sweeney Todd’ and 'Alice in Wonderland’.
89va TIL Michael Jordan, aka The Chicago Dynamo, was fined $5000 for each game he wore his signature Air Jordans. Nike paid all the fines.
KYjpB TIL of King Charles II of Navarre. Known as The Bad, he was a scheming and ineffective ruler in southern France. To treat his ailments, he was sewn into a brandy-soaked canvas, a common practice at the time. Unfortunately, the fabric was accidentally set on fire, and he burned alive in 1387.
ne4mr TIL that Christian preacher Joel Osteen has a reported net worth of over $56 million. He lives in Texas with his family in a home valued at $10.5 million. Osteen’s televised sermons are seen by over 7 million viewers weekly and over 20 million monthly in over 100 countries.