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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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TIL Christopher Lee Rios, better known as rapper Big Pun, weighed nearly 700 lbs when he died at the age of 28

by whatilearned June 4, 2022, 12:38 am

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TIL the line “It is not heresy, and I will not recant!”, sampled in the song “Super-Charger Heaven” by band White Zombie, was delivered by Sir Christopher Lee in character as Father Michael Rayner from the 1976 film “To The Devil a Daughter”.

by whatilearned June 2, 2022, 3:01 am

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TIL of Robert E. Lee’s “perfect” battle at Chancellorsville. When faced by 90,000 Union soldiers, Lee divided his army of 50,000 in half. Lee lead one half of his army to attack the Union’a flank that lead to the Union’s defeat

by whatilearned May 17, 2022, 4:28 pm

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TIL that Hulk was originally intended to be grey, but only became green due to colouring issues. However, the green version was liked by Stan Lee and became final.

by whatilearned May 15, 2022, 10:09 pm

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TIL That from 1984 to 2000 Virginia celebrated “Lee-Jackson-King Day” which celebrated Robert E. Lee, Stonewall Jackson, and MLK all on the same day

by whatilearned May 14, 2022, 6:39 pm

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TIL, the reason for many serial Killers “having three names”, such as John Wayne Gacy, Henry Lee Lucas, Lee Harvey Oswald, is actually a convention of media reporting, under the assumption that by using the middle name people with the same first and last name will not be misidentified as the killer.

by whatilearned May 1, 2022, 2:13 am

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TIL Bruce Lee removed his underarm sweat glands in late 1972, in the apparent belief that underarm sweat was unphotogenic on film, & this may have contributed to his death in 1973.

by whatilearned April 27, 2022, 6:14 am

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With the passing of Stan Lee, and Betty White, who is Americas token “Old Person” now?

by QuestionGuy April 27, 2022, 2:23 am

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TIL that the original Rock Island Bridge was laid under a surveying party led by Robert E. Lee. When a steamboat collision happened, the bridge operators hired Abraham Lincoln to their defense.

by whatilearned April 24, 2022, 2:39 pm

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