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TIL that George Lazenby wasn’t an actual actor. He got himself a suit, a rolex and a new haircut, then met with the producer and made up movies he had been in. He later landed the role of James Bond.

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oRd7o Today I learned that our bodies are actually more bacteria than human! For every human cell, there are approximately 1.3 bacterial cells living in and on us! That's roughly 39 trillion bacterial cells vs. 30 trillion human cells! Mind-blown!
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69LOW TIL There is archaeological evidence that Vikings reached Baghdad, the centre of the Islamic Empire.
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