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TIL a Tremors TV show was canceled that would have starred Kevin Bacon

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KYyy4 TIL about Hugh Thompson, an American helicopter pilot during the Vietnam War. He landed between unarmed Vietnamese civilians and American soldiers during the My Lai Massacre, ordering his crew to fire on the American troops if they shot the civilians, saving many lives.
D1b8V TIL about Nimblewill Nomad who, starting at age 61, walked 34,000 miles, including walking from the Florida Keys to Quebec. At age 83, he became the oldest person to have hiked the entire 2,200 mile Appalachian Trail.
KO5YB TIL about "Mitochondrial Eve", the most recent woman from whom all living humans descend in an unbroken line through their mothers. Estimates for her age are highly uncertain, with a range of times from 180,000 to 580,000 years ago.
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