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TIL Michael Keaton was originally considered for the role of Dr. Jack Shepherd in 'Lost', and he was going to be killed off at the end of the pilot episode

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AD1bw TIL of the mysterious Williamson Tunnels in Liverpool, England, a series of extensive subterranean excavations, of unknown purpose.
mxAeO TIL In 2009, 2 Egyptian fishermen were captured by Somali Pirates, The Egyptian hostages escaped by attacking and seizing the pirate’s guns and machetes and reversed the kidnapping by kidnapping the pirates to Yemen, They were offered flights from Yemen to Egypt but took their boats home instead.
v1YnL TIL Doctor Amanda Hess who was in the hospital preparing to give birth put her own delivery on hold to deliver another woman’s baby after hearing that the child was in distress and her doctor had left the hospital for a break. After the on-call doctor came back doctor Hess went and had her own baby.
ne1dr TIL that Jane Goodall Became One of America's Most Notable Scientists — Without a College Degree. Thanks to a trip to Kenya in her early 20s, Goodall met Louis Leakey, who saw her passion for animals and ability to observe them as her biggest asset.
NXLMN TIL there exists a research group dedicated to identifying and classifying plastic bread clips - the Holotypic Occlupanid Research Group (HORG)