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TIL that after singer Al Martino lost the role of Johnny Fontane in The Godfather to Vic Damone, he went to his actual godfather, Mob Boss Russell Bufalino, who was able to get him the part back.

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6EEaJ Yes, it’s true that most jetliners are certified for automatic landings, called “autolands” in pilot-speak. But in practice they are rare. Fewer than 1 percent of landings are performed automatically, and the fine print of setting up and managing one of these landings is something I could talk about all day. If it were as easy as pressing a button, I wouldn’t need to practice them twice a year in the simulator or periodically review those tabbed, highlighted pages in my manuals. In a lot of respects, automatic landings are more work-intensive than those performed by hand. The technology is there if you need it for that foggy arrival in Buenos Aires with the visibility sitting at zero, but it’s anything but simple.
NMXQ TIL men that ejaculate 5+ times a week cut their risk of prostate cancer by 33%.
5YE0p TIL of Musical Roads, which are highway rumble strips that sound like music when you drive over them. First created in Denmark, they are now found all over the world. One stretch of road in California plays the William Tell Overture.
4km9J TIL that the conspiracy theorist David Icke was (before his mental breakdown and declaring himself the son of God in a chatshow in 1991) a footballer and a popular BBC sports correspondent
4koww TIL local Cretan resistance in WWII was so great that civilians would attack Axis paratroopers as they were landing with knives, axes, scythes and even their bare hands.