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TIL that Will Smith was originally offered the part of Neo in The Matrix but turned it down so he could be in a movie called “The Wild West”.

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nEBB TIL Graig Nettles was caught using a loaded bat, but instead of cork inside, he used six Superballs which are children’s toys known for their bouncing ability
N9bE TIL that the beard of Tutankhamun’s golden mask fell off during the cleaning process in the Egyptian Museum in 2014. The workers used epoxy glue to reattach the beard, but since that was not the professional method and permanent damage was done to the mask they were prosecuted for this in 2016.
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