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TIL bee hives are kept on top of Notre Dame to increase urban biodiversity

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awXWM TIL the Bridgestone tire company is named after its founder Shōjirō Ishibashi, whose surname means "stone bridge" in Japanese
rNM4x TIL that Robert De Niro originally auditioned for the role of Sonny in The Godfather, but lost the part to James Caan. De Niro later went on to win an Oscar for playing young Vito Corleone in The Godfather Part II.
nW969 TIL: The IRS have laws that if you steal property or make money from illegal activities, you must report its fair market value in your income in the year you make or stole the goods for tax purposes and won't be investigated for a crime
BgwDx TIL that John Quincy Adams won the 1824 US Presidential Election despite only winning 32.7% of the Electoral College vote
yVDwV TIL Henry Cavill was close to being cast as James Bond, Cedric Diggory, Edward Cullen and a 2004 version of Superman.