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TIL After helping with the cleanup following Hurricane Katrina, Mr.T gave up almost all of his gold jewellery.

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5YYZP TIL that as a part of his celibacy experiments, Mahatma Gandhi used to sleep nude with his young female companions which included his 17 year old grand-niece Mridula Gandhi
R551l TIL The film Dr. No features a replica of the painting 'Portrait of the Duke of Wellington' by Goya in the villian's lair because the original had been stolen the year earlier. The replica was used for film promotion and like the original it was later stolen.
Oo917 TIL the Asian golden cat is a medium-sized feline native to SE Asia. The most conspicuous features of this cat are the distinctive off-white markings on the crown, face and cheeks, and its roundish ears and long tail. Little information is available on its behavior, range and population in the wild.
5YLyD TIL that during the 30s there were massive rallies in NYC at Madison Square Garden attended by tens of thousands of Americans who allied with Germany
Vrl8 TIL the R2-D2 props used in Star Wars: The Force Awakens were constructed by long-time droid-building hobbyists, one of whom cheekily offered his services to Kathleen Kennedy at a Star Wars convention in 2013