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TIL Gerry Rafferty (Stealers Wheels) and Billy Connolly (famous British Comedian) had a band called The Humblebums

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J174Q Today I learned that in the era of silent films, there was a popular actor named Harrison Ford who is unrelated to the Harrison Ford who played Han Solo and Indiana Jones. Both Harrison Fords have stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
r6lW TIL 30 years ago, you could buy a Lifetime, Unlimited First-class Travel pass with American Airlines for $250,000.
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V1Lp TIL at the Battle of Muret, the French-crusader army killed the Aragonese king and 20,000 other soldiers, whilst their own casualties totalled 8.
XEkLk TIL that in the city of Iruma, Japan keeps track of their elderly citizen who have dementia by having placing a waterproof QR sticker on their fingernails or toenails