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TIL the Wright brothers' father only flew once when he was already 82 years old. The aircraft rose to about 350 feet with the old man encouraging his son "Higher, Orville, higher!"

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ne4gr TIL that ‘The Shining’s’ Sally Duvall experienced a 'living hell" due to Kubrick’s direction, including making her to cry for 12 hours a day, forcing her to do the same emotional scene 127 times, and reaming her out for missing a cue.
x6byk TIL that Apollo 8 astronauts Jim Lovell and William Anders are the earliest living recipients of Time Magazine's "Person of the Year" award, having been selected by the magazine for its 1968 issue
WGDN TIL: The shortest war in history was between The British Empire and the Sultan of Zanzibar. It lasted 38 minutes. The British suffered no casualties, while Zanzibar suffered 500. Afterwards, slavery was abolished in Zanzibar
R79e7 TIL Entry-level animators earn around 200¥ per drawing — less than $2, with a single drawing that can take more than an hour. Work conditions are grim, an animator’s suicide was classified a work related incident after investigators found he had worked over 600 hrs in the month leading to his death.
epBjL TIL: In 2017, a Japanese politician had to apologize publicly for claiming that a serial killer was motivated by his obsession with anime ("When They Cry" and "School Days") for his 9 murders. While the killer was a fan of anime, no other evidence supported the theory and fans were outraged.