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TIL that May 20, 2010 was declared “Everybody Draw Mohammed Day” as a response to jihadist threats against cartoonists

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e0945 TIL Viggo Mortensen would not have taken the part of Aragorn in LOTR had it not been for his 11 year old son's enthusiasm for the books. He performed his own stunts insisting he used a real steel sword and he also purchased the two horses, whom he rode and bonded with over the duration of the films.
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VMwPp TIL that when a Jewish political opponent accused him of anti-semitism Fiorello La Guardia challenged him to a debate in Yiddish. The man couldn’t speak Yiddish so he declined - and lost the election.
Q0E9 TIL that over 30% of AOL’s total revenue still comes from dial-up subscribers
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