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TIL that The Natural was filmed in 1983 with a 46 year old Robert Redford. Wilford Brimley was 48 at the time.

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9wKkM TIL Thomas Cromwell led the persecution of Anne Boleyn based on a prophecy of "secret treason" against Henry VIII by "children of unbelief." Anne opposed Cromwell's harder line on the church but when a priest close to her attacked Cromwell in a sermon Cromwell became convinced the prophecy was true.
LkJDV TIL that it rains diamonds in abundance on Saturn and Jupiter. These two planets are the largest in our solar system and are filled with gas with extreme negative temperatures that under the effect of lightning produced by thunderstorms produce more than 1000 tons of diamond every year.
7rp6O TIL the couple that founded Panda Express both have degrees in Mathematics. The husband has a masters and the wife has a PhD
9r8B TIL in 2005 Leonard Cohen sued his long-time manager for defrauding him of more than $US5 million, leaving him with just $150,000 from his 30-year career. The theft of almost all of his fortune forced Cohen to start touring again for the first time in 15 years at the age of 74.
P1bQw TIL Thomas Thwaites converted himself into a goat for three days, getting the 2016 Ig Nobel Prize of Biology