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TIL that Charlie Sheen hasn't been in a movie since 2017

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Z8mOY TIL of the Duga Radar Array, a Soviet over-the-horizon radar hidden in the forests of Chernobyl that was at the heart of mind control conspiracy theories
ejYL TIL that Labrador Retriever service dog pulled his disabled owner into the recovery position after he was struck unconscious, then covered him with a blanket. Retrieved his mobile phone and pushed it against his face, and only left his owner to fetch help once he had regained consciousness.
rNm1o TIL Karey Mullis - the scientist who developed PCR (the technique used to detect viruses like HIV) did not believe HIV existed. He also came up with tbe idea of PCR - which garnered him the nobel prize - by conversing with a glowing alien racoon.
KOP4G TIL that In 1971, a high school student, Juliane Koepcke was flying over the Peruvian rainforest with her mother when her plane was hit by lightning. She survived a two-mile fall and found herself alone in the jungle, to then endure a 10-day walk to the nearest civilization.
gvJX TIL After the Taliban destroyed the ancient Buddha statues, archaeologists discovered a series of ancient caves with treasures in them, including what is believed to be the oldest oil painting ever discovered