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TIL Sean Connery turned down role of Gandalf and 15% of LOTR box office

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Yp1BW TIL Curly, from the Three Stooges, would often take in stray dogs while travelling for work and care for them until he found them a home. His love for dogs purportedly contributed to his financial difficulties throughout his lifetime, as he spent so much money caring for the dogs he encountered.
JYBMv TIL: There are 30-40 million nomadic people in the world today. In Mongolia, 40% of the population is still nomadic.
yQ8bM TIL When famed troll and philosopher Diogenes the Cynic was being sold as a slave, he listed his speciality as "ruling men." He subsequently pointed to Xeniades, a wealthy Corinthian and said, “Sell me to this man; he needs a master.” He was sold on the spot and became a tutor to Xeniades's sons.
0wj4A TIL That in the US you need a license to become a plumber. On average, it can take 4-5 years for an apprenticeship or 7-10 years for becoming a Master Plumber.
D1vLV TIL that in 2016 Belgian cyclist Femke Van den Driessche was discovered to have a hidden motor in her bicycle, the first proven instance of "Mechanical Doping"