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TIL Bill Pullman drew inspiration from Bobby Kennedy for his famous speech as President Whitmore in "Independence Day"

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R7VP9 TIL renowned British comedian John Cleese is worth less than his ex-wife after having to pay her $19.7 million during the divorce.
1a6kr TIL In the 17th-century Jewish rabbi Sabbatai Zevi proclaimed himself the true Jewish Messiah with the doctrine of redemption through committing sin, Vast numbers of Jews in the Jewish diaspora accepted his claims. At the height of movement Sabbatai Zevi had 1 million Jews following him.
Mepp7 TIL that America’s highest-ranking Vietnamese-born military officer is the only survivor of a massacre thought to be perpetrated by the Viet Cong member, Bảy Lốp, whose execution was captured in that famous photograph.
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awknb TIL Buster Keaton was an international mega silent movie star, but broke down after sound movies took over. He became an alcoholic and was institutionalized in a mental ward but escaped his strait jacket using techniques he learned from Houdini. He then married his nurse but had no memory of it.