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TIL that legendary filmmaker Stanley Kubrick thought the 1988 film The Vanishing (or Spoorloos in its original Dutch titling) was the most terrifying film he had seen – even more frightening than his own The Shining. After seeing it, he called the film's director to discuss editing techniques.

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JQBQ TIL In the days immediately before the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, the US military air-dropped millions of leaflets into 33 different Japanese cities, warning that some or all of these cities would be bombed within the next few days, and instructed them to evacuate immediately.
0dpp5 TIL that ogre-faced spiders' eyes gather light more efficiently than owls and cats, and that they burn out at sunrise and grow back at sunset.
QJwPp TIL of Queen Ranavalona of Madagascar, who expelled European powers, outlawed Christianity, repelled an invasion by the French & British, reinstated slavery and whose harsh rule led to the death of millions.
ANQrl TIL of BioSteel, high-strength fiber-based material produced by goats, genetically modified to produce spider silk.
E0Ao TIL The MI6 double agent Kim Philby informed his wife of his defection via a telegram from Russia which read: “Farewell forever. Love to the children.”