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TIL the nephew of Ramon Mercader, Lev Trotsky's assassin, is a famous Italian actor and film director famous for his comedic movies

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rNXK1 TIL: During the parade of nations at the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games, Greece always enters the stadium first due to its status as the birthplace of the Olympics
gr1d4 TIL that airline flight attendants aren't paid until the airplane doors are closed, nor are they covered by insurance or workers' compensation until the doors are closed. (Delta, SkyWest and United have forms of coverage.) This policy discourages them from helping put luggage in overhead bins.
kOvNm TIL Christopher Columbus has a descendant named Christopher Columbus XX, who is also descended from Montezuma II.
ADxVx TIL about the Heart Breaking Life of the Elephant Man who Died at Age 27 and never enjoyed life to the Fullest
4k1LJ TIL the Ancient Greek ruler of Miletus, Histiaeus sent a message by shaving the head of his most trusted servant, "marking" the message on his scalp, then sending him once his hair had regrown, with the instruction, "When thou art come to Miletus, bid Aristagoras shave thy head, and look thereon."