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TIL Alexander Hamilton was only 18 when the American Revolution began

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VXkG TIL Clint Eastwood was offered the role as James Bond, but although flattered he turned down the offer, stating that 007 should be played by an Englishman.
D1aLj TIL A company was fined 1,190,000 Euros for text message scams and was caught 2 years later doing the same thing.
xVyG7 TIL the origin of 'Shrimp on the Barbie' is from an early '80s Visit Australia commercial starring Paul Hogan before he was famous. (Commercial in comments).
KOoL6 TIL of President Husni al-Za'im , who after taking over the Syrian government tried to give women right to vote, did not execute anyone during his reign and tried to make peace with Israel.
VlZG TIL Japanese knotweed is listed by the World Conservation Union as one of the world’s worst invasive species. It damages concrete foundations, buildings, flood defences, roads and architectural sites. In 2010, the UK released into the wild a Japanese insect that feeds on Japanese knotweed.