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TIL A former Scientologist wielding two samurai swords attempted to infiltrate the Scientology Celebrity Centre in Hollywood. He was shot dead.

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M4aA TIL that on 4/16/2007 Prof. Liviu Librescu, a Holocaust Survivor, held the door of his classroom closed whilst the Virginia Tech Shooter attempted egress, shooting Liviu five times through the door. Liviu enabled all but 1 of his 23 students to escape and survive. Liviu did not.
kOb5m TIL the 1964 baseball champion St. Louis Cardinals team photo had to be retaken because in the first attempt, one black player (HoF pitcher Bob Gibson) and one white player (famed broadcaster Bob Uecker) held hands with big goofy smiles.
4kKlo TIL "What We Do in the Shadows" had an enormous behind-the-scene joke, with the IT guy Stu - who's played by a real IT guy called Stu- was told he's needed for IT purposes on set, with his role in the script being kept secret from the entire cast and him repeatedly told everyday to film a bit more.
jYdv TIL Baltimore Ravens kicker Justin Tucker is a trained opera singer who can sing opera in seven different languages.
d8vGj TIL: The Cheka, the soviet secret police would skin people alive, have people tied to planks and then pushed slowly into furnaces or tanks of boiling water, children as young as 8 would be executed.