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TIL: Rik Mayall was cast as Peeves in the first Harry Potter film but his scenes were cut because the child actors were always laughing too hard in the background.

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9LdQ TIL Canada’s elite special forces unit JTF2 once earned a US presidential unit citation whilst serving with Task Force K-Bar. Vice admiral Robert Harward, a US Navy SEAL in charge of the task force also stated that the JTF2 team under his command was his first choice for any direct action.
N9mQ TIL an Albatross (bird) can sleep while flying to avoid predators such as whales and sharks.
DdlY TIL Hoeryong concentration camp in North Korea currently holds 50,000 men women and children who suffer a level of slavery, torture and experimentation comparable with the holocaust.
p4vb TIL the 1919 Stanley Cup Finals is the only time no winner was declared due to an outbreak of influenza which hospitalized most of the Montreal Canadiens and their general manager.
94m6 TIL that professional bowlers used to out-earn professional football and baseball players.