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TIL that stunt double Brett Beattie spent so much time playing Gimli in Lord of the Rings that he nearly earned a co-credit, and that he, not John Rhys-Davies got the elvish "nine" tattoo with the rest of the cast.

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8allP TIL Reggie Miller, NBA Hall of Famer, couldn't escape his older sister Cheryl's shadow while in high school. On January 26, 1982, he scored a career high 40 points. He tried bragging about it on the car ride home, only to find out Cheryl scored 105 points and broken 8 national records!
XEe8r TIL Mary Babnik Brown donated her hair during WWII and later received a personal letter of thanks from Ronald Reagan explaining that her hair had been the perfect fit for complex bombsight called a Norden sight. Both wire and spider silk had been used beforehand, and neither worked as well.
VB9LD TIL An African American Musician, Wary of Racism, Pretended to Be Indian, And Received Nationwide Fame. He Maintained This False Identity For The Rest Of His Life.
dD8R9 TIL that Attila the Hun traveled so far and wide that there is even an early Viking poem from the 9th century (called an Edda), a revenge poem, that chronicles the apocryphal adventure of two Viking brothers who visit Attila's home, steal all his wealth and burn down his kingdom.
R51ba TIL Arunachalam aschool dropout from a poor family in India has revolutionised menstrual health for rural women in developing countries by inventing a simple machine they can use to make cheap sanitary pads. He nearly lost his family, his money and his place in society.