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TIL that during the filming of "The Matrix" in 1999, Keanu Reeves took a significant pay cut to ensure that more funds were available for special effects and costume departments, improving the overall quality of the film.

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nW7p9 TIL that Neil Armstrong was the subject of a hoax claiming that he converted to Islam after hearing the call to prayer on the Moon. Despite being officially refuted, the rumor persisted partly because of the confusion between Armstrong's residence in Lebanon (Ohio) to Lebanon the country.
M7gLV TIL Beethoven’s cause of death is not known. The composer was sick throughout his life, & before dying sent a letter asking for doctors to investigate him. Researchers recently sequenced his D.N.A. to see what they could find out.
BbjW TIL that in 2008, a stage actor slit his own throat onstage after his prop knife, for his suicide scene, was replaced with a real one.
b9DnQ TIL Ken Griffey Jr. attempted suicide at the age of 18, right before the start of his Hall of Fame baseball career
deQ7 TIL a black man in the mid 1960’s, not allowed to join or play at the local country clubs, built his own golf course using his own land and taught the neighborhood kids golf for free.