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TIL of a British proposal to have a sniper assassinate Hitler that was vetoed because it was ‘unsportsmanlike’

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BABk TIL that there is little evidence that Kim Jong-il and the North Korean media ever claimed that he made any kind of improbable golf score. Even North Korean officials say it is an urban myth.
l7JW5 TIL After being named Marijuana Pepsi Jackson by her parents and enduring years of bullying as a result, Jackson refused to change her name and went on to earn her Ph.D. at the age of 46 for Higher Education Leadership from Cardinal Stritch University in 2019.
d8xZK TIL that Sperm Whale vomit, or "Ambergris", is very valuable and is used to make perfumes, due to its pleasant smell.
mxl8E TIL that the man who plays the alien in “Alien” was a 2.08m (6’10”) Nigerian named Bolaji Bandejo, and the filmmakers came across him in a bar by pure chance. While on set, a special swing had to be constructed so Bolaji could sit because the Xenomorph’s tail got in the way.
K1K4 TIL Kangaroo rarely hops backward due to its anatomy, thus the reason it and an emu are on the Australian Coat of Arms, symbolizing a nation should only move forward.