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TIL the spot where Julius Caesar was assassinated is now a cat sanctuary for 250 cats.

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W7XE8 TIL that in 2016, Harrison Ford’s portrayal of US President James Marshall in the 1997 movie “Air Force One” was ranked by Wall Street Journal as the greatest fictional president in movie history.
KQ84 TIL US President Andrew Jackson had been shot so many times people said he “rattled like a bag of marbles.”
VBOak TIL Mal Meninga’s political career lasted exactly 28 seconds. He resigned his candidacy in the same interview he announced it after not having a good answer to why he was running.
rRQK0 TIL that every year, there is a race from Adelaide to Darwin, Australia called the World Solar Challenge. All competitors run in aerodynamic, lightweight, fully solar powered vehicles.
woyPE TIL when Led Zeppelin reunited in 2007 for a one-off show at the O2 Arena, 20 million ticket requests were made, the record for a single music concert.