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TIL that 98-year-old retired Major League Baseball player Bobby Shantz is the last living person to have played for the Athletics when they were in Philadelphia, as well as the last living person to have played under legendary manager Connie Mack.

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Byyr TIL that the phrase “I do not agree with what you say, but will defend to the death your right to say it”, the most quoted line in relation to freedom of speech, was misattributed to Voltaire because Evelyn Hall, in her biography of Voltaire’s life, used her own words to sum up his beliefs
X0ppk TIL In preparation for his role as “Bill the Butcher” in Gangs of New York (2002), Daniel Day-Lewis would often pick fights with strangers on the streets of Rome where the movie was filmed. The method acting, Day-Lewis said was “not so good for my physical or mental health”
KGoQ TIL one of the most isolated memorials on earth was built by hand by the family members of UTA Flight 772. It took over 2 months to construct and can be seen with Google Earth.
7rMYL TIL about Jim Cummings, the voice of my childhood. He has over 400 voice credits appearing in Winnie the Pooh, Phineas and Ferb, The Powerpuff Girls, Pinky and the Brain, Gargoyles, Biker Mice from Mars, Animaniacs, 2 Stupid Dogs, and Batman: The Animated Series to name a few.
7wLb TIL both Los Angeles and Chicago, the second and third largest cities in the US, are following New York City’s example and building elevated parks using old railways and highways