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TIL that Canadian journalist Amanda Lindhout was held captive by Somali insurgents for 460 days, suffering terrible abuse and malnutrition. Upon her release, she created a charity to help Somalians and returned to deliver food during the drought in 2011.

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W7O7A TIL after Kevin Costner declined the lead role in the film Tombstone to develop what turned into the film Wyatt Earp instead, he attempted to "blacklist" Tombstone & commandeered every Western costume in Hollywood. Yet it was more well-received & made more money than Wyatt Earp on a smaller budget.
W7j8B TIL that the “longest flight” lasted for 64 days. It was called the Hacienda, and it was possible because of constant refueling
MebkA TIL John Franzese was a mob boss who was taped by an informant discussing the ideal method of disposing of a body. He recommended taking 30 minutes to an hour to dismember the body in a kiddie pool, dry the parts in a microwave and finally mulch them in a commercial grade garbage disposal.
ZgPv TIL in falconry that birds reared from hatchlings by a human become sexually imprinted on that human. To breed, the human lets the male bird copulate with his head while he is wearing a special hat with pockets on to catch the male bird’s semen.
6EyjZ TIL: Former USAF nuclear missile launch officer Captain Robert Salas and a group of five former USAF officers and airmen gave a press release stating they witnessed UFOs deactivate nuclear missiles and even land in a nuclear weapons storage area