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TIL that Robert A. Heinlein developed the concept for the waterbed.

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VBV64 TIL Sydney Greenstreet was not a movie actor until he was 61 years old, his first acting experience was in the movie The Maltese Falcon (1941) as Kasper Gutman. he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role in this movie.
gMLgA TIL Israeli singer and actress Ofra Haza sang the song "Deliver Us" in 18 different languages for the movie "The Prince of Egypt".
nMeb TIL in 2010 large tombs were found near the Great Pyramids containing the “slaves” that built them, suggesting they were actually highly honored, paid laborers
RA77 TIL that in 1986, when a five year old boy fell into a gorilla enclosure and lost consciousness, a gorilla named Jambo stood between the boy and the other gorillas in a protective gesture, he even stroke the boys back. This incident helped create a positive public perception of gorillas.
yQ7dv TIL that American Young Earth creationist Kent E. Hovind made a $250,000 offer to anyone who could meet a set of requirements he said would prove evolution.