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TIL Shakespeare likely died on his birthday, April 23.

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1a704 TIL a Louisianan man won a gallon of Old Granddad bourbon whiskey in a barroom bet during the Saints first football game in 1967. His family honored his wish after he passed of only opening it once the Saints made it to the Super Bowl, 43 years later.
PgZ TIL that after Hulk (2003), director Ang Lee thought of retiring early, but his father convinced him not to. The next year, Ang Lee won the Oscar for Best Director, for Brokeback Mountain.
9wWb6 TIL that after moving from New York to Georgia, a boy wore a "Hempstead NY 516" shirt to his new school. Believing that the shirt was a marijuana reference, the school pulled him out of class until he persuaded officials to check online for proof of his former hometown's existence.
J4Al TIL in 1985 Switzerland accidently bombed Liechtenstein during a drill. In 1992 they accidently ‘invaded’ their neighbor while setting up an observation post. In 2007 Swiss soldiers lost their way and crossed the border. A spokesman of Liechtenstein simply said “No problem, these things happen”.
ADap7 TIL that the band Metallica played a show in Antartica so that they would become the first band to perform on all seven continents.