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TIL Stephen Hillenburg, creator of Spongebob Squarepants, taught marine biology for three years before he pursued his dream of becoming an animator.

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JdNm TIL John DeLorean, best known for developing the DeLorean DMC-12, also developed the Pontiac GTO, Firebird, Grand Prix, and Chevy Vega. He was arrested for drug trafficking in 1982 trying to raise money for his failing company and successfully defended himself proving entrapment by federal agents.
BgWxb TIL in 1951, a Nazi soldier was found alive after being trapped in a bunker in Poland since before WW2 ended in 1945. Six soldiers were trapped, two died by suicide, two died from unknown causes, and another died from a heart attack after being found
p8Q4G TIL Tom Holland, who played the eponymous character in Spider-Man: Homecoming, actually attended The Bronx High School of Science, which Peter Parker's school was based on, for a few days to prepare for his role as Spider-Man.
wLBxM TIL that Fred Durst from Limp Bizkit has a verified Instagram account where he only posts pictures of classic station wagons
YpoNZ TIL that in 1991, a prophet in Nigeria decided to reenact the bible story of Daniel in the lion's den, trusting God would protect him. It did not go the way he hoped.