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TIL Many Rich people buy fine art to evade taxes

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N7pOQ TIL that during filming for Rocky IV, Stallone told Lundgren to hit him for real and got hit so hard it put him in the ICU for 4 days.
Wx1L TIL actor Peter Mayhew had a choice of playing Darth Vader or Chewbacca in Star Wars. He chose Chewbacca because he wanted to play a hero.
9xor TIL During the Cold War, the USSR thought the heavily trafficked building in the center courtyard of the Pentagon was a top-secret meeting room and pointed nukes at it. It was a hot dog stand.
7rYNO TIL the Dr who popularised the idea of “Alpha” and “Beta” members of wolf packs has spent the rest of his career trying to convince everyone he was wrong..
ANAkd TIL: The mistreatment of African diplomats forced the United States government to clamp down on racism. This would help push the Civil rights act to pass in July 1964.