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TIL Ian Fleming took the name for his James Bond character from an ornithologist James Bond. He explained to the real Bond's wife he needed unromantic, Anglo-Saxon and yet very masculine name. The real Bond did not learn of the identity theft until the early 1960s when the 007 books became popular.

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jNBJN TIL in 1890, two lawyers wrote an article titled “The Right to Privacy". It is regarded as the first publication in the USA that advocated that individuals had a right to privacy. It describes the right as the "right to be let alone".
1V6P TIL Japanese businessman Masayoshi Son lost the most money in history. In just a few months, his net worth plummeted from an all time high of $76 billion to an all time low of $1.1 billion.
9w4PD TIL That prisoners in Japan who are sentenced to death only find out on the morning of their execution. The prisoner's family and legal representatives, and also the general public, are informed only after the execution has taken place.
VBLPp TIL that birds have a unidirectional, four-stroke respiration system. They have posterior and anterior air sacs that fill the lungs and receive deoxygenated air during each part of the inhale/exhale cycle. This process is highly efficient as it keeps the lungs constantly full of oxygenated air
wonK7 TIL that Spartan women had more freedoms than Athenian women in ancient Greece. They participated in public life, owned property, and had sexual autonomy. Despite lacking citizenship, Spartan women had more privileges, making Sparta better for women.