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TIL that soldiers most prone to suicide are French horn players.

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e1jL TIL: Chris Hadfield (the first Canadian to walk in space and one time commander of the ISS) recorded the first music video in space. Before he handed over command of the ISS in May 2013, he paid tribute to David Bowie by recording his version of Space Oddity.
PmdJ TIL The movie ‘Jaws’ was supposed to have a lot more shark in it. After experiencing daily technical problems with the mechanical shark, Steven Spielberg was forced to rewrite the script and focus more on the 'fear of the unknown’. It went on to become the highest grossing film of all time.
wLjaJ TIL Chad Stahelski, the director of the John Wick films, had worked as Keanu Reeves stunt double for 15 years prior to his directorial debut.
rNwEw TIL that in 1986 William Goldman wrote a sequel to his famous novel (and screenplay) "Marathon Man."
4RaJ TIL in 1981, Ronald Reagan fired 11,345 air traffic controllers after they refused to end their strike and subsequently banned them from federal service for life.