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TIL in 1948 the legendary guitarist Les Paul shattered his right arm and elbow in a near-fatal automobile accident. The doctors told him that they could not rebuild his elbow, so he decided to put it in a good angle so he could keep playing guitar.

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E1aNp TIL about the Lion of Lucerne, a 30-foot long lion carved into the side of a quarry. The monument is dedicated to the Swiss Guards who were massacred during the French Revolution. Dying from a spear, the lion was described by Mark Twain as "the most mournful and moving piece of stone in the world."
60VQ TIL that German soccer player Mesut Ozil donated his €300,000 World Cup victory bonus to pay for surgeries for 23 children in Brazil.
WNro TIL after Olga of Kiev’s husband got murdered, she went after the culprits and not only obliterated the whole family through ruse and deceit, but also destroyed their city. With pigeons.
kOny4 TIL Baikonur, Kazkhstan is the world’s first and also the largest space launch facility. The Baikonur Spaceport Museum has more than 13,000 various displays and space shuttles from the oldest to the most recent ones
Bregr TIL Cheetahs are not considered a big cat because they lack the ability to roar. Cheetahs, the last living member of the Acinonyx genus, lacks the floating hyoid unlike lions, tigers, jaguars, and leopards.(Panthera)