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TIL that before Sean Connery landed the role of James Bond, Sir Matt Busby, the legendary Manchester United manager tried to sign Connery to play football for the club.

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8MJZ TIL that Mahi-mahi stay with their mate and if one of the pair is caught, the partner stays in the same location awaiting its mate to reappear.
LYBd TIL U2 pilots were given cyanide suicide pills. After a pilot almost accidentally ingested a suicide pill instead of candy during a flight, the suicide pills were put into boxes to avoid confusion.
wkOJ TIL that Steve Irwin was buried at his beloved Australia Zoo
6EL7Q TIL 17 year old Bollywood star Priyanka Chopra was the first runner-up in Miss India 2000 competition because one of the jury members felt her complexion was “too dark”
rNNK1 TIL Thomas Wise was a keen collector of first editions in original condition dating back to Elizabethan era and given an honorary M.A. by University of Oxford. He parlayed his reputation as a collector of books into a career in creating and selling forgeries of nearly 300 works of English authors.