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TIL that Stalin tried to have John Wayne killed because he didn't like socialism.

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QNR16 TIL that The Lord of the Rings trilogy won 475 out of 800 film awards, making it the most awarded film series in cinema history.
9Y7xm TIL the feeling of always being stuck in the slowest traffic lane isn't paranoia - it's likely true
K4kR TIL of the HMS Black Joke, which was previously a Brazilian slave ship called the Henriquetta. It was captured by the Royal Navy and repurposed to chase down slave ships, ultimately freeing hundreds of slaves during her five-year career.
vPej TIL that the world’s oldest cat lived to 38 years and 3 days, due in part to its diet of bacon, eggs, asparagus and brocolli
yVXYl TIL Hemingway was three months sober when he killed himself in 1961