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TIL that the actors who played Ferris Bueller’s parents fell in love and got married after filming

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pOAO TIL that a Gladiator sequel script had Maximus reincarnated by the Roman gods and returned to Rome to defend Christians against persecution; then transported to other periods including WWII, the Vietnam War, and finally being a general in the Pentagon. It was rejected for being too far-fetched.
wLymM TIL that Noshir Gowandia, one of the prinicipal designers of the B-2 bomber is serving time for espionage.
DQEnv TIL that pendrives found on the street may not only have malwares (software threats) but could also be disguised USB killers (hardware threats).
DQpRP TIL about William Rankin, a pilot who in 1959 parachuted into and survived passing through a cumulonimbus thunderstorm cloud while it was fully developed, an experience so traumatic that he dubbed it "being in a huge, uncontrollable laundry machine."
W71dX TIL port was originally called larboard and was changed because it sounded like starboard in 1844. Therefore, any reference to port on a boat before this time (e.g. golden age of piracy) is anachronistic.