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TIL Ian Fleming and Christopher Lee are cousins

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8e7VK TIL that in the 7th century BC, lawmaker Charondas forbade anyone from bringing in weapons to the assembly under penalty of death. One day, seeking to defeat some brigands in the hills, he brought a knife to the assembly. In order to uphold his own law, he killed himself.
69WyW TIL about the Chambers flintlock machine gun designed in 1792, presented to Washington and Jefferson, and tested by Hamilton and formally adopted in 1812 by the US navy.
awnVo TIL after finishing a match, The Rock ran into a 4'5" wrestler named Hornswoggle and told him “Did you have a good time tonight buddy?”, thinking he was a Make-A-Wish Kid
xDM0 TIL Andrew Jackson participated in the American Revolution informally at age 13 as a courier, survived being captured by the British, and was the only member of his family to survive the revolution, becoming an orphan at age 14.
9wbdm TIL That Vision insurance is one step away from a scam