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TIL: After shooting John Lennon outside of Lennon's home, his killer remained at the scene reading The Catcher in the Rye until he was arrested by the police.

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WkMjX TIL that Steve Martin's wedding came as a surprise to his guests. The roughly 75 star-studded attendees (including the likes of Tom Hanks, Diane Keaton, Eugene Levy, and Carl Reiner) said that he had invited them to his house just for a "party." To their shock, upon their arrival his wedding began.
OdMX TIL the last WWII officer surrendered in 1974 after living on an Island for decades, convinced that the war was not over. He died in 2014 at age 91.
g40b TIL that most photocopiers and scanners can detect and refuse to scan currency, as well as Adobe Photoshop
wLreM TIL about the hero Shavarsh Karapetyan who, on two distinct occasions, saved several people, badly injuring himself in the process - a true example of altruism
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