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TIL Barbara Bach has been married to Ringo Starr, formerly of the Beatles, since 1981.

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E1KLp TIL a man's testicles produce over 10 million new sperm cells each day, enough to repopulate the entire planet in only six months.
MpA0 TIL Paul Newman made his own food brand just to let all the income go to charity. He also build a camp for seriously ill children. To this day, “Newman’s Own” has donated over 250 million dollars to thousands of charities around the world.
bJZ9 TIL Jules Verne wrote the novel “Paris in the Twentieth Century” back in 1863 and described a world of glass skyscrapers, high-speed trains, gas-powered automobiles, calculators, and a worldwide communications network.
6eWQ TIL in 1969 North Korea hijacked a plane and kidnapped the passengers and crew. 39 passengers were eventually released. The fate of the crew plus 7 passengers is still unknown.
4xKJ TIL A species of cavefish in Thailand has been documented walking and climbing waterfalls in a manner similar to four-footed creatures such as salamanders, in a find researchers call “huge” in evolutionary terms.