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Actress Kate Mara is the great-granddaughter of Tim Mara (NY Giants founder) and Art Rooney (Pittsburgh Steelers founder). Her contracts include a clause allowing her to attend the Super Bowl if either team plays, prioritizing it over work.

Lowball coins derive their value from their extreme wear rather than pristine condition. A coin in the lowest grade is often rarer than one in a high grade, as some coins have no known examples in the lowest grade.

During World War II, the British developed the 'Welrod,' a covert, bolt-action pistol with built-in suppression, capable of eliminating a target without alerting nearby enemies.

In July 1969, during Apollo 11, the BBC banned David Bowie's "Space Oddity" due to its bleak astronaut theme. After the Moon landing's success, the ban was lifted, and the song became a hit, even featuring in BBC coverage.

Chuck Palahniuk wrote "Lullaby" to cope with the decision to give the death sentence to his father's murderer, Dale Shackelford.

In 1907, the Peruvian Amazon Company, led by rubber baron Julio César Arana, enslaved Indigenous populations in the Putumayo region for rubber extraction under brutal conditions. This resulted in over 30,000 deaths, known today as the Putumayo Genocide.

The most famous video of the Apollo 11 moon landing is not the original footage. Instead, it is a lower-quality recording of a monitor in Australia, as NASA accidentally erased the original tapes.

In 1982, a 14-year-old girl in Minneapolis ingested 7.5 grams of diphenhydramine (Benadryl), marking the largest documented overdose of the drug. Despite extensive life support, she succumbed to the overdose within hours.

In 2008, Johnson & Johnson attempted to trademark and sue the International Committee of the Red Cross over its use of the Red Cross symbol. Since then, the ICRC has vigilantly protected its symbol against unauthorized use.

In 1942, Chinese sailor Poon Lim survived 133 days alone on a raft in the Atlantic by fishing and drinking bird blood. He once killed a shark with a jug of water and drank its blood.

Sources: 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50

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