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TIL only three people in the nation were qualified to hand-pack the parachutes for Apollo 15. Their expertise was so vital, they were not allowed to ride in the same car together for fear that a single auto accident could cripple the space program.

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e0Ook TIL about The Legend of Jon Dowd. Due to Barry Bones not allowing his likeness in MVP Baseball 2005 they created a player using his attributes and the name of an assistant producer. His ability in the game led him to be regarded as one of the best virtual athletes of all time.
0wE0A TIL Sindberg is virtually unknown in his home country of Denmark but considered a folk hero in China where he is estimated to have saved 20.000 during the Nanjing massacre. Armed only with the Danish flag he held off the Japanese from entering the makeshift shelter he set up in a cement factory.
1a66D TIL Breaking Bad's popularity coincided with a 51% increase in methamphetamine use in Germany, and a 400% increase in meth smuggling attempts in Britain
da07 TIL actress and legendary beauty Lana Turner was discovered at 17 by a talent agent at a drugstore where she was having a coke and skipping class. She was immediately signed to make her first movie.
69bjw TIL about Peter Belt, a British audiophile who sold unusual items that supposedly improved sound quality of hi-fi equipment, such as a £15 paper clip with paranormal properties. He also promoted various ideas to improve sound quality, such as freezing compact discs and only using white cables.