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YpJAv TIL of George Willig, who climbed the South Tower of World Trade Center on May 26, 1977. As his stunt was not officially scheduled, New York City wanted to fine him $250k for for "the inconvenience the stunt caused". However, the mayor of New York fined him just $1.10, one cent for every floor.
J078 TIL that before the invention of the internal combustion engine, gasoline was considered a useless byproduct of the oil refining process used to make kerosene.
e0dWL TIL that Peter Jackson filmed all three Lord of the Rings movies in a span of fourteen months.
d1Pj TIL Lt. General Sir Carton de Wiart was shot in the face, head, stomach, ear; survived 2 plane crashes; tunneled out a POW camp; tore off his fingers when a doctor refused to amputate; reportedly removed his eye b/c it kept him from aiming his gun; and threw his glass eye out of a taxi.
Y7EJA TIL that your eyes reveal if you’re a predator or prey. Horizontal pupils are for prey (goats!), vertical pupils are for small predators (cats!), and round pupils are for tall predators (us!).