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TIL Dumas based “The Count of Monte Cristo” on the real life story of a man who inherited a fortune while falsely imprisoned and then used the money to track down and murder the three men who accused him.

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7ZaM TIL that a USAF fighter pilot used his service pistol to shoot holes in his own fuel tank and drain fuel before landing safely. (Korea, 1958).
KO5WE TIL Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson has a daughter named Simone. In February 2020, the WWE announced that Simone began training at the WWE Performance Center, making her the first fourth-generation WWE wrestler. On May 16, Johnson announced she had signed a contract with WWE.
WOpB TIL that Martin Luther King Jr’s assassin, James Earl Ray was once erroneously honoured during a parade which intended to praise the actor James Earl Jones. Lauderdale, Florida accidentally created a plaque in January 2002 which read ‘Thanks James Earl Ray for keeping the dream alive’.
yQ1KX TIL of Snorri Sturluson who authored the 'Prose Edda' which is a major source for Norse mythology today. He became a lawyer in Iceland in 1218 & was made a knight in Sweden. However, he was assassinated by agents of the King of Norway in 1241.
9YJOB TIL: Ultima Thule was thought to have a unique snowman shape but once the spacecraft arrived it revealed an even stranger flattened gingerbread man shape