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TIL Al Matthews, who starred as Sergeant Apone in James Cameron’s ‘Aliens,’ was the inspiration for Sergeant Avery Johnson of the Halo video games

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bPp9 TIL A single valley in Chad provides over 50% of the nutrient rich dust that is in the Amazon rain forest.
kYb1 TIL an American pizza delivery man was killed when a bomb fastened around his neck exploded. At the time of his death he had been arrested for robbing a bank. He told police that three people had locked the bomb around his neck and would not release it had he refused to commit the robbery
64bm TIL that on average 22 vets in the US commit suicide per DAY. The average age of these vets is 60, most likely making them veterans of the Vietnam War.
bNpQ TIL Trailers were originally shown at the end of a film screening, but they were often ignored by audiences who left immediately after the film.
1794 TIL an episode of Star Trek The Next Generation was banned in Ireland and the UK because it referenced how Ireland was unified in 2024 after a successful terrorist campaign