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TIL Christopher Lee,known for his work with LOTR and Star Wars, has the Guinness World Record for most film acting roles, and has released two metal albums.

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gMoDA TIL ants can teach each other in a way that both the instructor and the student modify their behavior to benefit the other.
R5Rvl TIL Jimi Hendrix was inspired to record "All Along The Watchtower" after hearing The Alan Bown play it live one night. But due to delays and their record company not thinking it would be a hit single The Alan Bown released their version after Hendrix. It became one of Hendrix's biggest hits.
6WEW TIL in 1920 a horse-drawn wagon filled with explosives was blown up on Wall Street in NYC, killing 38 people and injuring hundreds. The perpetrators were never caught.
mxv7y TIL that during 1929-1932 Herbert Hoover deported over 1 million Mexican Americans because he believed them to be a cause of the Great Depression. An estimated 60% of those deported were actually U.S citizens.
E1BMw TIL Gold can grow on Eucalyptus trees. In its search for water, the Eucalyptus tree absorbs gold particles dissolved in the water deep underground, then storing the gold in the leaves of the tree. This is a cheap and effective way to discover new gold deposits in Australia.