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TIL Harrison Ford has had a species of spider (Calponia harrisonfordi) and a species of ant (Pheidole harrisonfordi) named after him for his conservation work.

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gMMPA TIL that in 1796 William Beckford, the wealthiest commoner in England, had an enormous abbey built with a 90 meter tall spire. He lived in it alone and only entertained guests once.
PYJEL TIL Before West Germany (the trizone) got its anthem, carnival songs were played to officially represent Germany. One such song was "We're the natives of Trizonesia" which is about making out with girls, to which the Allied officers, not speaking German, rose from their seats out of respect.
M7omA TIL Disney's "Susie the little blue coupe" (the film that would directly inspire the design philosophy of Pixar's "Cars") is in the public domain due to failure of copyright renewal. The soundtrack however remains in copyright.
LkMD9 TIL: Considered one of the "most valuable" atomic spies - Klaus Fuchs worked on the Manhattan Project, and then provided intelligence first to the British (illegally in 1946), then to the Soviets (1947), and finally to the Chinese (1959). All three of these countries eventually obtained nukes.
gMKb9 TIL a fire station burnt down in Norfolk, England in 2014 because it didn't have sprinklers.