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TIL that while filming John Wick 4, Keanu Reeves gifted stunt performers customized T-shirts showing how many times they "died" in the film, with some dying over 20 times. His personal team of stuntmen also received custom Rolex Submariner watches after filming, as a token of appreciation.

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epavE TIL that Richard Sorge was a Soviet spy in Japan during WWII. He had an open affair with the German ambassador’s wife, and told Stalin that Japan would NOT invade Russia, allowing the Soviets to move troops just in time to save Moscow in 1941.
DEJJ TIL asbestos in the United States has not been banned and is totally legal. When the Environmental Protection Agency tried to ban it, supporters of the asbestos industry actually overturned the ban in a lawsuit. It is still widely used in products to this day.
4XOMX TIL that around 200,000 tonnes of rock were removed to build the ancient Indian temple called Kailasa. A megalith carved out of one single rock. Carvers started at the top of the original rock and excavated downward.
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