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TIL after his mothers death Michael Caine found out he had a long lost half brother that lived in a mental hospital whom no one in his family knew about.

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VMp0G TIL Peter Mayhew was eligible for the roles of either Chewbacca or Darth Vader. He chose Chewbacca because he wanted to play a hero.
loN9G TIL of Canadian football, a very similar sport to American football only practiced in Canada; the championship game is a huge sports event there
gkRX TIL the CIA released reports in 2007 detailing how it partnered with the Mafia to assassinate Castro
7G6M TIL The Institute for Historical Review, a group that denies the holocaust, offered $50,000 for verifiable “proof that gas chambers for the purpose of killing human beings existed at or in Auschwitz” the reward was claimed in 1985 by an Auschwitz survivor.
xwVb TIL: Cary Grant began experimenting with LSD in the late 1950s, using it in psychotherapy sessions. He had an estimated 100 sessions over several years