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TIL that many personal checks written by Marlon Brando were often never cashed as his signature was usually worth more than the amount on the check.

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REYa TIL that the first attempt to cross the Atlantic by air included a cat.
9Y9jX TIL of Georg Gaertner, a German prisoner of war who escaped from a POW camp in the U.S. in 1945. He started an entirely new life under a new identity, and did not reveal his past, even to his wife, for 40 years
n5G9 TIL severely disabled people have filed “wrongful life” lawsuits against their parents for failing to prevent their birth.
V77D TIL that all US astronauts are required to learn Russian as part of their extensive training, and have to be able to run the ISS using Russian-language training manuals if necessary.
NXepE TIL that Alistair Cooke, the host of PBS Masterpiece Theatre from 1971 to 1992, had his bones stolen and sold on the black market for use in bone grafts. The cancer from which he died had spread to his bones, making them unsuitable for grafts.