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TIL Lana Turner’s gangster boyfriend pulled a gun on Sean Connery who responded by twisting the gun out of his hand.

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kOBbB TIL Ulysses S. Grant was pulled over and ticketed for speeding on his horse and buggy several times in D.C. while president, even once being escorted to the police station.
v1jR4 TIL the Greek Titan Atlas was condemned to hold up the sky, not the Earth. The sphere he holds is the celestial sphere, not the globe
ANZ8l TIL that the Titanic was not the first ship of it's production line. With the Titanics sister ship, the Olympic (which was only 3 inches shorter and 1000 tons lighter than the Titanic), having already served as a successful cruise liner for a whole year before the Titanics fateful maiden voyage.
5VxPR TIL some of the first Islamic coins had Zoroastrian fire temples and a Sassanid King of Kings on them
R7Oja TIL there is a disgusting food museum in Berlin which shows disgusting dished from all around the world. They even have a taste bar for visitors to try some of them!