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TIL Miriam Colon, the actress who played Tony Montana's mother, was less than 4 years older than Al Pacino in real life

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1agJW TIL Lincoln’s bodyguard, a drunk previously reprimanded for drinking on the job, was not at his post to protect POTUS the night Lincoln died. Instead, he was at the Star Saloon next door drinking; the same saloon where John Wilkes Booth was seeking the liquid courage to assassinate the President.
Z8ngR TIL that Johnny Marks, the man who wrote famous Christmas songs like Rudolph the Red Nose Reindeer, Rockin around the Christmas tree, and Holly Jolly Christmas, was Jewish.
XErJ8 TIL the children's cartoon Arthur is still producing new episodes and is on its 21st season, and has been running longer than South Park
vDx4 TIL Einstein refused surgery, saying: “I want to go when I want. It is tasteless to prolong life artificially. I have done my share, it is time to go. I will do it elegantly.” - he then died the next day
BrZvk TIL that JJ Thomson, a famous physicist who lived from 1856-1940 and who was known for identifying the electron as a discreet particle (for which he won a Nobel Prize), was such an amazing teacher that 9 of his students also won the Nobel Prize across multiple fields.