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TIL Thomas Edward Lawrence declinded Knighthood because he believed the English betrayed the Arabs after WW1

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648W TIL Rose Leslie (Ygritte in Game of Thrones) grew up in Lickleyhead Castle, her family’s 15th century ancestral seat in Aberdeen Scotland. She is a descendant of Charles II.
9wV6D TIL that the movie Zoolander was released two weeks after 9/11 with the World Trade Center digitally removed from the background skyline
GYaQ1 TIL that Alan Moore (Watchmen, V for Vendetta) is a self-proclaimed wizard. His comic Promethea was his most powerful spell and was intended to end the world. More in the comments.
yV898 TIL that Son Heung Min (Heung Min Son) makes a cameo in the new Spider-Man movie
kkNB TIL a man tried to rob a convenience store armed with a knife from the store itself but gave up when the clerk thought he was purchasing it and scanned the item to tell him the price