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TIL: A survivor of the Charlie Hebdo shooting in Paris sued French media after giving away his location, on live TV, during the shooting.

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R5WO7 TIL During the casting process for Armageddon (1998) Michael Bay was not impressed with Ben Affleck's screen test, calling him "a geek". Jerry Bruckheimer convinced Bay that Affleck would be a star, but he was required to lose weight, become tanned, and get his teeth capped before filming.
WkDPN TIL about the Human Towers of Barcelona/Catalon, often reaching a height of 9-10 people high
4kBk5 TIL that Robert Plant's "Big Log" has Neither Word in its Lyrics.
r6ne TIL Russians gave one of the puppies of the space dog, Strelka to JFK’s daughter Caroline.
v1QPB TIL that David Carradine of Kill Bill fame, died of accidental autoerotic asphxyiation in his hotel room in Bangkok in 2009