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TIL Andre the giant let rip a 16 second fart during the filming of princess bride!

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OoXvX Today i learned about the great teacher and philosopher of India. Due to his leadership Alexander the great was defeated badly many time's . He was a noble teacher.
OlnY TIL that when the Pope addressed the European Parliament in 1988, the future Northern Irish first minister Rev. Ian Paisley interrupted by shouting “I denounce you as the Antichrist”. German MEP Otto von Habsburg, son of the last Austro-Hungarian emperor, responded by punching him in the face.
WkRyL TIL that when Facebook moved into their new office that used to belong to Sun Microsystems, Mark Zuckerberg didn't replace Sun Microsystem's sign. Instead, he flipped it over and put Facebook's name on the front because "it demonstrates what can happen when you're on top but fail to innovate".
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