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TIL Sir Ian McKellen broke down and cried as a result of all the green screen acting required when filming ‘The Hobbit’

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5VVP9 TIL of Heinrich Schliemann, an amateur archeologist who located the ancient city of Troy in the 1870s among other feats. Modern archeologists disapprove of his methods - using dynamite to blow up the site and looking through the debris.
9YYj7 TIL that according to Johnny Cash's autobiography, he got addicted to painkillers after one of his ostriches challenged his authority. He attempted to discipline the bird with a large stick, but failed; the ostrich broke five of his ribs and slashed into his stomach, almost disemboweling him.
R7yY8 TIL The stars and lights you see when you rub your eyes is called phosphenes
x6AZB TIL The hookworm parasite is believe to have contributed to the stereotype that the people in the US South were lazy.
yRnv TIL of Menachem Schneerson, the Lubavitcher Rebbe. Thousands of visitors would line up each Sunday for a brief word of advice or blessing from him. He would give each person a dollar to give to charity, because of his grandfather’s belief that when two people meet, it should benefit a third".