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E1lKV TIL the are two different model-actresses named Peyton List, and they've appeared together in the same productions twice.
DGPp TIL An Australian neurosurgeon has completed a world-first marathon surgery removing cancer-riddled vertebrae and successfully replacing them with a 3D-printed body part.
aEn0 TIL Adolph Malan, a South African flying ace, led the No. 74 Squadron RAF during the battle of Briton, known for sending bomber pilots home with dead crews as a warning to other German crews. When he returned home, he considered apartheid a Nazi ideal, and got involved in anti-apartheid movements.
dWk8 TIL that in Alien, the blue laser lights that were used in the alien ship’s egg chamber were borrowed from The Who, since the band was testing out the lasers next door.
J0Xj TIL of Promethea Pythaitha, a young genius from Montana who was profiled on the CBS show “Whiz Kids!”, and how her IQ and Greek background brought about unwanted attention, hate mail, and the death of a stalker by police.