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TIL Lightning McQueen from “Cars” isn’t named after Steve McQueen, but after late Pixar animator Glenn McQueen, who died during the film’s production.

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bbLQ TIL that during the battle of Wizna, 800 polish soldiers held off 42,000 nazi soldiers for 3 days. Once the poles ran out of bullets, their commander threw himself on a grenade instead of surrendering. The battle is referred to as the Polish Thermopylae.
low7r TIL after his 13 year old daughter Jenifer was killed in a one-car accident in 1986 riding with a friend, George Strait stopped doing interviews for many years to avoid talking about her death
ZV4a TIL A Man Named John Banvard Once Made a Painting of the Mississippi River. By the time it was finished, the painting was three miles long. Since John died, the painting has been cut up and was hung in movie theaters. There is no evidence that any exists to this day.
1yod TIL on July 4, 1999, more than 100 people gathered in front of Independence Hall in Philadelphia to appear in a photo. All of the people were born on the 4th of July. Birthdays for every 4th of July in the 20th Century were represented, including a baby for 1999, who was born that morning.
ep5gg TIL of Greek athlete Theagenes. A rival athlete beat Theagene's statue. The statue fell on the rival and killed him, was tried, convicted of murder, and exiled by being thrown into the sea. The land became barren and the Oracle of Delphi said it would remain so until the statue was restored