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TIL that the ‘Paul is dead’ conspiracy alleges that Paul McCartney died in 1966 in a car crash and to spare the public from grief, the surviving Beatles, aided by MI5, replaced him with a look-alike.

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vp4r TIL that the Danish woman Karen Jeppe freed 2000 women and children during the Armenian Genocide, and helped many others.
6EyDQ TIL there is a paleontologist named David Schwimmer, the same name as the actor who played paleontologist Ross Geller on Friends
A9Zg TIL That it is Possible for the Jury in a criminal trial to find the accused not-guilty despite being legally guilty as they believe the law to be unjust/wrong. This is known as Jury Nullification.
E1wpd TIL Joe Pesci's ex-wife organized a hit on her next husband. He was shot four times but survived.
P19Oe TIL Andre Agassi won 10 of 11 matches after seeing a "tick" in Boris Becker's serve. Agassi could predict where Becker was serving based on whether Becker stuck his tongue out in the middle of his lip or to the left corner of his lip. Agassi told Becker over a pint of beer - after they retired.