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TIL 22-year-old Henry Cavill was considered as Bond in 2005 for Casino Royale .

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5VLRR TIL that most dinosaurs aren't kosher. Researchers analyzed Jewish rules to find out that a Jewish time traveler would have difficulties finding kosher meat among dinos.
NG4M TIL The Netherlands were the very first country to legalize same-sex marriage, and furthermore, homosexual acts were legal since 1811
KYNx9 TIL five different organizations claim ancestry to the Knights Hospitallers and they all recognize each other.
e0eDn TIL of Peter Freuchen, who crossed 1,000 km of ice via dogsled, freed himself from an avalanche with a shiv made of his own feces, wrote 12+ books & was editor-in-chief of a women's magazine, escaped a Nazi prison despite having lost a leg to frostbite, and wrote/acted in an Oscar-winning film.
d8XmB TIL the first undisputed dog remains buried with a human are dated 14,700 years ago. Disputed remains go as far back as 36,000 years ago