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TIL Sir Ian McKellen broke down on the set of the Hobbit, announcing “This is not why I became an actor.”, due to filming the entire movie alone with the dwarves edited in afterwards.

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D1O9D TIL an eighth grade girl was detained by police after she attempted to buy her lunch with a 2 dollar bill. After bringing the bill to the bank, they determined it was real
1a8DD TIL During WWII the United Kingdom removed all roadsigns in hopes that if the Nazis mounted a ground invasion they would get lost and have trouble navigating
KYo4Q TIL the world record for the longest time spent under totality (full solar eclipse) is 74 minutes. A group of scientists rode the supersonic Concorde that flew Mach 2 chasing the 1973 Solar Eclipse over Northern Africa.
57xD TIL “Scientific” tests to determine if Marijuana kills brain cells actually asphyxiated test subjects causing brain damage due to lack of oxygen, not because of the marijuana.
GD0j TIL in 1989, for April Fools’ Day, Virgin flew a UFO over London. When they landed, police “sent one lone policeman… across the field to greet the alien… A [character]…, dressed in an ET outfit, walked down the platform towards the bobby. He promptly turned and ran in the opposite direction!”