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NXQg6 TIL American Civil War-era politician Clement Vallandigham died trying to defend a man accused of murder in a bar, who claimed he had accidentally discharged a pistol. Vallandigham attempted to demonstrate what happened... and accidentally shot himself with the pistol.
69MM8 TIL Jeff Bridges refused to kiss Winona Ryder during the movie Fearless because she looked too young.
VBNQZ Today I learned that 2,300 year old mosaic of shells and coral has been found buried under Rome and it's a rare one because it's actually wall mosaic and pieces are more delicate than those for the floor. The owner was so rich they could afford importing such precious elements.
VBWmZ TIL half of Led Zeppelin played on Donovan's Sunshine Superman
JYZrQ TIL the cover of the Arctic Monkeys album "Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not," was criticised by Laurence Gruer of NHS Scotland for its image of a man smoking. The band's product manager retorted, "You can see from the image smoking is not doing him the world of good."