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TIL that John Wilkes Booth's brother, Edwin, was once considered the greatest American actor. He also once saved the life of Abraham Lincoln's son.

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OGeGR TIL of the tallest "true" giant (non-pathological) man in recorded history, Angus MacAskill, who stood at 7 feet 9 inches (236cm) tall. Reportedly one of the strongest men of all time, he is said to have been able to lift ship anchors of almost 3000 pounds and fully grown horses over fences.
bKgN TIL that a 99-million-year old fossilized Daddy Longlegs was found to be sporting an erection
ADLyg TIL that one of the oldest men alive was pissed off at his president for cutting off tobacco sales during the shutdown and all he asked for on his 116th birthday was a pack of cigarettes.
jJDa TIL that Octopus eyes do not have a blind spot and evolved separately from vertebrate eyes - an example of convergent evolution.
AD5rg TIL the setting of the Chronicles of Narnia was based on a real Italian town now called Narni; C.S. Lewis got the idea for the place name after looking at an early 20th century atlas