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TIL Donald Trump tried to stop the building of an offshore wind-farm in Scotland because it would “ruin the view” of his golf course.

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QNJlM TIL Susan Sarandon, who play a cellist named Jane in "The Witches of Eastwick", learned only after being cast that she would have to quickly learn how to play cello, and was told that she would be sued if she left the production.
ADKWw TIL - About a man named Ignaz Semmelweis who has been noted as the inventor of hand washing. He reduced mortality in childhood birth's from puerperal fever (any bacterial infection of the female reproductive tract after childbirth or miscarriage) to under 1%.
D11rV This 'instant coal' biofuel brings the high energy efficiency of coal without the usual damaging side-effects - such as deep mining to collect it, and resulting pollution from burning it and releasing impurities.
Mel9a TIL primatologist Jane Goodall, actor Brad Pitt and Apple Inc. founder Steve Wozniak all suffer from prosopagnosia or face blindness.
R7gpa TIL in 1981, a 27 year old James Cameron was working as a director on Pirhana II, when he was fired for failing to get a close-up of the lead actress. He then got food poisoning and during his illness had a nightmare about a robot sent from the future to kill him - the idea for The Terminator