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TIL the abandoned island in SKYFALL actually exists off the coast of Japan.

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VM4MB TIL Robert A Heinlein challenged readers' possible racial preconceptions by writing strong, sympathetic characters, only to reveal later that they are of African or other ancestry.
8aVnL TIL light doesn't always travel at the speed of light and has been recorded as slow as 38 m.p.h. (17 meters per second)
gMxwX TIL A miniature horse named Digby is the UK’s first guide horse, trained to help his partially-sighted owner navigate London’s streets and its Metro. Horses are sometimes preferred over dogs due to their long lifespan, averaging anywhere from 30-45 years.
awwPL TIL Windows were originally ventilation holes for stale air and smoke called Vindr Auga which means ‘the wind’s eye’ in Old Norse.
VBRB8 TIL about Hague Invasion Act, passed in 2002 giving president power to use "all means necessary and appropriate to bring about the release of any U.S. or allied personnel being detained or imprisoned by, on behalf of, or at the request of the International Criminal Court".