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TIL; That Roald Dahl the author of kid’s stories wrote the screenplay for the Bond movie “You only live twice”

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woe17 TIL the land Central Park is on was formerly a majority-Black settlement named Seneca Village. The land was seized through eminent domain, razed, and the settlement was largely forgotten until the publication of "The Park and the People: A History of Central Park" in 1992.
WyLX TIL that today, 69 per cent of children aged two to five can use a computer mouse, but only 11 per cent can tie their own shoelaces; and more young people know how to play a computer game (58 per cent) than swim (20 per cent) or ride a bike (52 per cent).
R7g44 TIL supermodel Kate Upton’s great grandfather was the co-founder of Whirlpool Corporation and the inventor of the first mass produced electric washing machine.
VeXB TIL Blazing Saddles marks the first time a fart recording had been used in cinema
R7Vp4 Til After Nike released Air Jordan sneakers in 1985, the NBA banned Michael Jordan from wearing them because it's colours didn't match his team's uniform. Nike supposedly paid the fine of $5000 the NBA charged Jordan each game so he would continue wearing them.