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TIL Barry Nelson was the first actor to portray James Bond on screen

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kO1eB TIL that humans and mushrooms share a common ancestor from 1150 million years ago, and we are closer to them than to bananas - which we share a common ancestor with from 1624 million years ago.
v1JK7 TIL of Ernie Davis, the first black player to win the Heisman Trophy and also the first black player to be drafted with the #1 draft pick, but never got to play a single day of professional football. He died of leukemia at 23.
jjmR TIL Kurt Cobain’s hometown of Aberdeen, Washington has a welcome sign that says “Welcome to Aberdeen: Come As You Are”
ZlB4 TIL Sam Raimi director of “The Evil Dead” series and the “Spiderman” Trilogy and “Drag me to Hell” always has his car a 1973 Oldsmobile Yellow Delta 88 Nicknamed “The Classic” in every movie he films.
w4g1 TIL in 1907 Lawrence Luellen, a Boston lawyer, was concerned about the spread of germs due to people sharing glasses and dippers in public drinking spaces. He invented the first paper cup, dubbed the Klean Cup. 5 years later he renamed it after a popular line of toys: Dixie Dolls. Thus, Dixie Cups.