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TIL Sean Connery had a younger brother named Neil, a plasterer and part-time actor who starred in a James Bond knockoff called ‘O.K. Connery’

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9wpRG TIL of the Stockholm Bloodbath, an event occuring after the Danish king Christian II was coronated. With his victory, the aristocracy demanded economic compensation. Nearly 100 aristocrats were killed, with blood running in the streets from all the beheadings.
jNQ5M TIL that Beethoven composed "Fur Elise" for a student he was infatuated with. As she was a mediocre pianist, he made the beginning of the song simple to play. However, she refused to marry him, so he added much harder parts, knowing she would never be able to play it.
PedO TIL on June 20, 1942 four prisoners, in stolen SS uniforms, escaped from the Auschwitz by driving out the exit gate. Upon arriving at the armed gate, one of the prisoners yelled from the stolen car “Wake up you damn buggers! Open up or I’ll open you up” The guard immediately raise the barrier
6EDk8 TIL William Daniels (Mr. Feeny) has been married to his wife, Bonnie Bartlett, for going on 70 years.
b9DA9 TIL Planes Have Windshield Wipers