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TIL In 1985, Neil Armstrong and Edmund Hillary went to the North Pole together.

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a8AZ9 TIL that King Alfonso XIII of Spain,was known as "the Playboy king"and considered the pioneer of pornographic cinema in Spain.He commissioned pornographic films considered immoral and degenerate, including sexual relationships involving Catholic priests, and his passion "women with enormous breasts"
B4yD TIL that Dr Dre has beaten a couple women. Years ago he publicly beat a female reporter at a party while his bodyguard held the crowd back. He also beat his ex girlfriend while they were together.
NXE0E TIL a man named Jonathan Riches has filed more than 2,600 lawsuits since 2006. He even sued Guinness World Records to try to stop them from titling him as "the most litigious man in history".
1xmW TIL in 1998 director Guillermo del Toro’s father was kidnapped and held for ransom for $1 million by Mexican bandits. Guillermo del Toro had recently invested most of his funds in the film Mimic. Good friend James Cameron gave del Toro the money, and his dad was released 72 days later.
KDPQ TIL in 1938 the Muslim King Zog of Albania opened Albania’s borders to Jews fleeing Nazi persecution. King Zog reputedly survived 55 assassination attempts.