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TIL that Iceland's goalkeeper earns most of his money as a filmmaker. Saving penalties from Messi is just a hobby.

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R9p1 TIL: The Minnesota historical society is older than the state of Minnesota.
Jyx1 TIL an eight-year-old Bill Paxton was in the crowd the day John F. Kennedy died, and can be clearly seen in several photographs as he was sitting on the shoulders of an African-American man he’d just met.
Bk6y TIL while on trial for treason the lawyer of Michel Ney, one of Napoleon’s marshals, argued that French courts could not try Ney because he was Prussian since his hometown had been annexed by Prussia. Ney ruined the defense by interrupting, “I am French and will remain French.” Ney was executed.
p8mke TIL About 80,000 people are in solitary confinement in the U.S. every day. The average length of stay in solitary is 7.5 years. Solitary inmates are 5x more likely to commit suicide and 95% report new mental illnesses.
nE8r TIL one of Bruce Lee’s teachers was an illegal bare knuckle champion, undefeated for at least 60 fights. He retired after accidentally blinding an opponent.