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TIL that Brad Pitt has a younger brother named Doug who is a UN Goodwill Ambassador for Tanzania

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NZMe TIL that the Indian Pipe plant is one of the rare plants which doesn’t contain chlorophyll and thus doesn’t photosynthesize, getting all its energy from fungi.
mx6Mo TIL in 1997 Russia tried manually docking a supply vessel to the Mir space station using only a handheld laser range finder, stopwatch, and remote control joysticks. It went badly, but visiting NASA astronaut Michael Foale managed to save Mir by MacGyvering sailing technique with physics knowledge.
grZnX TIL that honey never spoils, and edible honey was found in Egyptian tombs that's over 3,000 years old!
QNLY9 TIL Timothy Dalton was offered the role of James Bond several times. The first was for Live And Let Die, which he turned down because he believed he was too young (24). He also turned down For Your Eyes Only, and he came very close to being passed over for The Living Daylights.
Z8wbD TIL that there is an FAA regulation called the 'Sterile Cockpit Rule', requiring flight crews to only discuss topics pertinent to the safety and operation of the flight below 10,000 feet.