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TIL that Ukraine means "borderland" in both Russian and Polish.

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5kMp TIL With the exception of Daniel Craig, all Bond actors would likely not be accepted in MI-6 because they are over 6ft tall - And tall people naturally draw unwanted attention.
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M7g80 TIL that author J.K. Rowling often relied on the fan-made Harry Potter Lexicon while writing the 'Harry Potter' books: "I have been known to sneak into an Internet café while out writing and check a fact rather than go into a bookshop and buy a copy of 'Harry Potter', which is embarrassing."
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v1QVD TIL a robot once boarded at LAX airport, with a valid German passport and a ticket to Frankfurt