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TIL that the Jurassic Park character Dr. Alan Grant is based on the real-life renowned paleontologist Jack Horner, who also helped production on the Jurassic Park films for scientific accuracy.

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GAoG TIL Chuck Yeager, the first man to break the sound barrier in a plane, did it with a broken arm and two broken ribs and had to close the plane’s cockpit with a broomstick.
woMX6 TIL that astronaut John Young smuggled a corned beef sandwich onto the Gemini 3 space mission in 1965. When he took a bite, crumbs started floating around the cabin, causing concern about damaging equipment.
KOjmG TIL that there's a family of British military intelligence satellites called Skynet, the first of which was launched in 1969
LQB7P TIL Florida is a major producer of Norfolk Island pine seedlings, but it is common practice there to spray-paint the trees and some treat them as "disposable plants".
Mp0W TIL that the current year in North Korea is 105. North Korea uses a calendar that begins with the birth of Kim Il-Sung.