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TIL To avoid nepotism as being the nephew of Francis Ford Coppola, Nicolas Kim Coppola changed his last name to Cage

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8jQP TIL of Rosemary Kennedy. Rosemary grew into a rebellious teen so she was given a lobotomy and turned into a vegetable. During the surgery, she was asked to sing “God Bless America”, which the Doctors used to determine how deep they should cut - “when she began to become incoherent, they stopped.”
ejwb TIL that the Soviets modified the famous Soviet Flag over Reichtag photograph because the soldiers were wearing 2-3 wrist watches, indicating looting.
5V1yB TIL that in 2010, whilst still playing football, Brett Favre became the first active player to be a grandfather in the history of NFL.
J1NkB TIL Mel Brooks was a combat engineer at the Battle of the Bulge. When the Nazis played their propaganda over loudspeakers, he responded by setting up his own sound system and playing music by Jewish singer Al Jolson.
b9nB9 TIL that in March 1848, Niagara Falls froze over and was completely blocked with ice. Factories shuttered, the US Cavalary marched on the dry riverbed, loggers collected ancient logs, and souvenir hunters collected relics from the War of 1812