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TIL the screenwriter who wrote Blade Runner also wrote Ladyhawke, also wrote Hero, also wrote Soldier, also wrote 12 Monkeys, and also wrote Unforgiven.

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vP1NB TIL about the Carrington Event: in 1859 a massive solar flare spewed electrified gas and subatomic particles toward Earth, wreaking havoc on telegraph networks. Today it would stop our “modern life” for weeks.
XEpW6 TIL of Stubby, a dog who helped the US forces in WWI, captured a German spy, and was given the rank of sergeant. His unofficial rank of sergeant outranked his owner, Corporal Robert Conroy.
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