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TIL that a Syrian Christian ascetic achieved notability by climbing a pillar in Syria in 423 and remaining there until his death 37 years later.

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R7d8a TIL actor Joseph Fiennes was familiar with one of the key filming locations for Best Picture movie Shakespeare In Love (1998) as it was his ancestral home, Broughton Castle. Joseph is the fourth cousin of Nathaniel Fiennes, 21st Baron Saye and Sele, who owns the property.
QPwp TIL Stanley Kubrick had all sets and models from filming 2001: A Space Odyssey destroyed to prevent a sequel from being made.
oByWo TIL 3 billion people still cook over open fires and millions of people die each year from smoke inhalation.
Z8nv4 TIL that when ballpoint pens were first introduced in 1945, they cost $12.50 each, which would be $182 today's money.
Y7V9x TIL that Mbaye Diagne was a UN peacekeeper who disobeyed his orders to stand down during the Rwandan Genocide in 1994. Acting entirely on his own initiative, he embarked on rescue missions. Diagne is credited with singlehandedly saving the lives of as many as 1000 Tutsis and moderate Hutus.