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TIL that Ian Flemming not only wrote the James Bond novels, he also wrote Chitty-Chitty-Bang-Bang.

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GA9A1 TIL that Buddhism is actually pretty sparse in India. Only 0.7% of Indians are Buddhist. By comparison, 1.2% of Americans are Buddhist.
vQEL TIL that as a 2.5 year old girl, Michelle Funk fell into a creek and was submerged for 66 minutes. When rescuers arrived she didn’t have pulse and was not breathing. 3+ hours after that, her blood was warmed. When it reached 77 degrees F. she came back to life and is still living to this day.
7rJb7 TIL that The Monuments Men actually aimed to bring all German artwork back the United States, until the German people protested.
Rjw9 TIL that all attempts to create a national identity card (a federal agency-issued mandatory form of identification) have been strongly opposed by both conservative and liberal politicians, who regard it as the mark of a totalitarian society.
R7loa TIL: Martin Couney set up infant incubator shows at Coney Island, Atlantic City and World's Fairs, charging 25c to view premature babies. He offered free care for 'weakling babies', proving the success of incubators. He saved over 6,500 babies from ~1900-43.