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Bruce Lee was fast, but he had an even faster brother

by cringeyjokesman September 4, 2022, 10:05 am

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Do you know why there are so many Chuck Norris jokes but not many Bruce Lee ones?

by cringeyjokesman August 23, 2022, 7:03 am

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Bruce Lee was fast, but he had an even faster brother…

by cringeyjokesman August 23, 2022, 12:55 am

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TIL Several months before his death, Bruce Lee had an operation to remove the sweat glands from his armpits, because he thought dank pits looked bad on-screen. This reduced his body’s ability to dissipate heat which may have indirectly led to his death by Cerebral Edema caused by Heat Stroke.

by whatilearned August 14, 2022, 4:06 pm

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Woman mistakes Lee Trevino for a migrant worker

by cringeyjokesman July 29, 2022, 7:04 pm

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TIL Lee Harvey Oswald was court martialed while in the Marines for accidentally shooting himself in the elbow with an unauthorized handgun

by whatilearned July 28, 2022, 3:04 pm

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TIL that 21 November 1963, the night before JFK was assassinated, Joseph Campisi (the #2 mafia boss in Dallas) dined with Jack Ruby. Three days later, Ruby stepped out of a crowd and shot and killed Lee Harvey Oswald before he could face trial.

by whatilearned July 24, 2022, 9:32 am

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TIL about Frances Glessner Lee, Harvard Professor, considered the “Mother of forensic science.” As fresh crime scenes were difficult to get for study, she created dioramas of meticulous detail based on actual crimes. Including body position, blood splatter, etc. The dioramas are still in use today.

by whatilearned July 18, 2022, 3:20 am

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TIL Lee Iacocca’s family owned a restaurant but since the Pennsylvania Dutch could not pronounce Iacocca (an Italian name) and said “Yocco” instead, the name was changed to reflect their pronunciation.

by whatilearned July 6, 2022, 10:37 pm

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TIL Actor Christopher Lee, who famously portrayed Saruman, was also featured on the cover of Paul McCartney and Wings 1973 album “Band on the Run”

by whatilearned July 1, 2022, 4:58 am

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TIL in 2003, before TNN was renamed Spike TV, Spike Lee filed for an injunction to stop the channel’s name change. Lee claimed that “The media description […] confirmed what was obvious – that Spike TV referred to Spike Lee.”

by whatilearned June 23, 2022, 11:51 pm

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TIL about Wilmer McLean who fled the Civil War after the First Battle of Bull Run occurred on his property. Several years later, his new home in Appomattox Court House became the site where General Lee surrendered.

by whatilearned June 8, 2022, 5:37 am

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