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TIL Ving Rhames gave his Golden Globe to Jack Lemmon (1998)
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TIL that laser canons which "work just like a laser pointer" in operation by the US Navy can shoot down drones silently and instantly, and precisely aim (and burn) enemy ship's engine
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TIL that Leslie David Baker, who played Stanley Hudson on the Office, was a teacher for special needs children before he was an actor.
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TIL That you weigh more in London than in Bangkok due to variations in gravity along the earth’s surface
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TIL that English cricket great Denis Compton was renowned for his absent-mindedness. He once arrived at a match without his kitbag, so he used an antique bat from the stadium's museum; and during a major celebration in honour of his 70th birthday, his mother rang, telling him that he was only 69
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TIL Stevie Nicks was asked to compose and perform a song for the American Gigolo soundtrack, but her contract with Modern Records prevented her from doing so. Debbie Harry was approached next, and the resulting song was Blondie's #1 hit, "Call Me".