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TIL Liam Neeson used to be a teacher but got fired for punching a 15 year old boy when he pulled a knife out in class

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aRRL TIL of the Golem Effect, the principle that we essentially meet the negative expectations held by those superior to us such as management, teachers, parents etc.
9YL6X TIL Bollywood actor Aamir Khan has been described by some as India’s greatest cultural export to China since Rabindranath Tagore. Khan’s movie, Secret Superstar, was a record for an Indian movie in China, eclipsing even Hollywood hits such as James Cameron’s 2010 Avatar
nW8jW TIL during the Napoleonic Wars a French ship sank near the English town of Hartlepool, the only survivor being a pet monkey. Allegedly, the townsfolk had never seen a Frenchman before and so tried and hanged the monkey, thinking it was a French spy.
QBPa TIL that in the 2nd U.S. Presidential election, both major parties, the Federalists and Democratic-Republicans, nominated George Washington as their candidate.
D4mJ TIL: When “Lose Yourself” won the Academy Award for Best Original Song, not only was Eminem not there to accept the award, he was asleep during the ceremony because he believed he would not win.