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TIL Donnie Yen (the blind monk in Star Wars: Rogue One) was once leaving a Hong Kong nightclub with his girlfriend when they were attacked by a gang who had been bothering them earlier in the night. Donnie hospitalised 8 of them.

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QJmOE TIL Denver Pyle (Uncle Jessie from the Dukes of Hazzard) made a fortune by buying oil wells cheaply that were thought to be end-of-life, and holding until later technology improved to allow extraction of more oil, and only continued acting for the fun of it
vPgaB TIL that Captain Cook's famous exploration ship HMS Endeavour was later purchased by a company and renamed Lord Sandwich, but since another ship already had that name, it had to be renamed to Lord Sandwich 2, which later became a prison ship for England during the American Revolution.
WkEKB TIL Bette Graham became a typist to support herself and her son Michael in 1951. She was a poor typist and invented a white tempera paint to cover her mistakes. This led to her business Liquid Paper Co. which she sold 25 years later for $48 million. Michael went on to become a member of The Monkees
9176 TIL in 1924, The New York Times published an article entitled “Hitler Tamed By Prison” following Hitler’s release from prison. In it, they state: “It is believed he [Hitler] will retire to private life and return to Austria”
Lw7P TIL that a single oyster can totally filter up to 2 gallons (7.57L) of water per hour. That means that only 10 oysters are capable of filtering over 1800L in a single day.