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TIL, after accidentally filming the Kennedy assassination, Abraham Zapruder would never use a camera again

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kJlYm TIL the face of Wolverine was inspired by actor Paul D'Amato
8jna TIL of an old English anecdote claiming that ‘Sirloin steak’ is derived from an occasion when King James I of England, while being entertained at Hoghton Tower in 1617, was so impressed by the quality of his steak that he knighted the loin of beef, which was referred to thereafter as “Sir loin”
QJKMp TIL in England and Wales, the role of lawyer is divided in two. Solicitors provide legal advice, barristers argue in court, and clerks are middlemen between the two.
XEWBr TIL that koalas have a smooth brain that lack higher level recognition and understanding that many other animals have. If you gather Eucalyptus leaves and put it in front of them, they won’t know what to do with it.
veEj TIL Thor’s hammer was intended to have a much longer handle and be wielded two-handed. While it was being forged, Loki interrupted the dwarf manning the bellows, resulting in the hammer’s defect.