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J1Y1k TIL that 40% of Finnish POWs captured by the Red Army during WWII died in captivity.
eyaJ TIL Christopher Lee received Tolkien’s blessing to play the role of Gandalf, if a movie was ever released, but he played Saruman instead. He was also the only person involved with the Lord of the Rings films to have actually met Tolkien himself.
XW7k TIL An American NASA scientist has been in solitary confinement in Turkey for over eight months, the evidence against him being one US dollar bill.
gMZ64 TIL Survivalist reality TV host Bear Grylls was extremely popular in China including a best-selling book and a celebrity survivalist reality TV show. But his reputation took a hit when he made beloved Chinese celebrities drink their own urine on TV.
RL51 TIL that, as a deterrent to poachers, a strong red dye is applied to the horns of rhinos which is clearly visible and poisonous to humans