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TIL Sylvester Stallone was so broke while developing Rocky that he had to sell his dog because he couldn't afford dog food

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VLrm TIL Ewan Mcgregor’s brother was an RAF pilot with the call sign “Obi Two”
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Y7yGr TIL that, on being rejected by the only woman he ever proposed to, Lord William Anthony Furness, 2nd Viscount Furness, took a vow of celibacy, allowing his noble titles to go extinct upon his death in 1995.
Z8PpR TIL that larch trees were planted in a German forest that displayed a giant swastika when viewed from above. The design remained visible for over 60 years until the reunified German government discovered the site from aerial photographs.
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