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TIL that in 2016, TNT rejected a TV Pilot called ‘Civil’ about a disputed election that slides into civil unrest and eventually war, because they thought it was too close to home for the 2016 U.S. presidential election.

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Ypy4W TIL that when distilling, the alcohol comes out in three stages: "heads", which are highly flavored but harsh, followed by "hearts" which is very pure alcohol. The two are blended to create the specific spirit. Last come the "tails", which is low-grade alcohol, which is typically distilled again.
b9Ayp TIL of Hugh Clowers Thompson Jr. - a United States Army Major, and a former warrant officer in the 123rd Aviation Battalion of the 23rd Infantry Division, who's been credited with ending one of the United States' greatest war crimes- the Mỹ Lai Massacre, in Sơn Mỹ, Vietnam
OoV74 TIL it's unknown where the tomb of Archimedes is located today. The last known record of his tomb was in 75 BC, 137 years after Archimedes had died, when Cicero had found the tomb in a neglected condition and overgrown with bushes, and had the tomb cleaned up.
KYwVJ TIL Jim Nabors, the actor who played titular character of Gomer Pyle U.S.M.C., couldn't watch the shows opening credits anymore as many of the actual Marines he was shown with were killed in action during Vietnam
9YyeD TIL Rover Curiosity has been on Mars for 8 yrs [2012-2020] and still performing it's mission of studying the climate, geology, life support capacity & other task assigned by Mars Exploration Program (MEP)..