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TIL during the battle scenes in Braveheart, the extras who were members of the F.C.A., the Irish version of the territorial army, members of different companies took the chance to beat each other up during the filming which explains the realistic fighting

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ZrDB TIL two con men sold a fake painting for €1.5 million, only to find out that all the money was counterfeit
d8lrK TIL after the Bulldozer Revolution in Serbia, the resistance set up a course in non-violent protest
loM6G TIL one of the last German princesses was so broke by the 1980s, she started a business where she would adopt adult men and give them the royal 'Prince' title in exchange for money. She made about 35 regular guys 'princes' and in the process made millions of dollars.
v1APL TIL that South Korea is #1 in the world in hard liquor consumption, averaging 13.7 shots per week, way ahead of Russia in #2 at 6.3 shots per week.
ZYno TIL an orphan from Uganda, who spent his youth as a human scarecrow on his abusive uncle’s farm, ran away at 14. With the help of a charity called YES Uganda, he has since earned 2 degrees, started a biotech company, founded a non-profit, and given a talk at TED.