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TIL that Ringo Starr changed the lyrics of “With a Little Help From My Friends” because he feared audiences would throw tomatoes at him

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5YPmr TIL that Sean Connery was offered the role of Gandalf in the Lord Of The Rings trilogy, and turned it down because he 'never understood the script', causing him to loose out on 450 million dollars
w5GW TIL: A 15 year old found a cheap and speedy way to detect pancreatic cancer. He was denied 199 times before someone gave him a chance.
6Jlm TIL that by law, Alaska is required to remove all traces of the Trans-Alaska pipeline after oil extraction is complete.
X0nkR TIL the longest one-syllable word in English is squirreled
m1nlE TIL The serial fraudster Charles W. Morse (AKA 'Ice King' from his New York ice monopoly) received a pardon from President Taft. The pardon was because Morse had Bright's Disease and would likely die in prison, it was later revealed that Morse had been consuming soap and chemicals to fake illness.