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TIL that when Augustus Caesar's came of age as a young man, he frequently had to attend the temple under the cover of darkness to evade the attention of older noblewomen who were attracted to his "comeliness" and "youthful charm".

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4XRBX TIL that Ryan Gosling gained 60 pounds for a role in Peter Jackson's "The Lovely Bones" by drinking melted Haagen Dazs ice cream when he was thirsty. He was fired days before production began and replaced with Mark Wahlberg.
9w05Q TIL that in October 1972, Nick Begich, a member of the US Congress representing Alaska, died in a plane crash. Despite this, he still stood in the November 1972 general election and won, defeating 2nd place Don Young by over 7 percentage points.
VBAV0 TIL that a bird(penguin) can go to greater depths in the ocean than most fish
jK4p TIL that six years of work by one man, underwater and in total darkness, saved Winchester Cathedral from collapse.
gGV4 TIL in 1923, a jockey suffered a fatal heart attack but his horse finished and won the race, making him the first and only jockey to win a race after death.