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TIL that 'Die Hard' is a sequel to Frank Sinatra's 1968 movie 'The Detective.'

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jNDjX TIL that Nicolas Ferrial, the jester of King Francis I, once slapped the monarch on his bum. Nicolas was to be executed for this deed but the king promised to forgive him if he comes up with an apology even more insulting than the slap. And the jester delivered: 'I mistook you for the Queen!'
WVnB TIL Canada has fewer people than the Tokyo metropolitan area
5V9KB TIL of Jason Padgett, a dropout who After suffering a brain injury in 2002, developed OCD immediately post attack,Began to see the world in “strange” ways, and became a mathematical and artistic prodigy
4kelb TIL for 2 years the US had a 100 year old man as president of the senate; being 3rd in line for the presidency
eplkD TIL Thomas Edison was so upset with his son’s ineptitude in business, that he paid him $35/wk to use a different name (Jr to then use Thomas Willard).