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TIL Madonna turned down a role in The Matrix, one of the biggest regrets of her career

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WkekX TIL That in 2006 ESPN/Disney traded legendary sports announcer Al Michaels to NBC for the rights to Oswald the lucky rabbit. Oswald one of Walt Disney’s early creations, making his first appearance in 1927.
dDyNE TIL that Rudolf Nureyev's grave in a Paris cemetery is draped with a beautiful, realistic mosaic of an oriental Kilim rug, in order to reflect the ballet dancer's life-long love of textiles and antiques.
rRBre TIL of Zippy Chippy, a racehorse that, despite having many famous racehorses in his pedigree, failed to win all of the 100 races he competed in and ended up banned from all tracks except Northampton Fair.
m11RE TIL Stored fresh vegetables have lower vitamin C content than frozen ones.
ryex TIL there was a song written in the 1630s that was performed only in the Sistine Chapel. The Vatican kept the composition of the piece secret for 150 years until the 14-year-old Mozart listened to the piece two times, transcribed it from memory, and produced the first unauthorized copy of the song.