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TIL Wilson in Castaway was inspired by screenwriter William Broyles's experience when, during a one-week stay on an isolated beach for research, a volleyball washed up on shore.

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XE1kj TIL The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy's author Douglas Adams chose the name for Pink Floyd's 1994 album, The Division Bell.
Z89Ev TIL in 2 million years, humanity is predicted to have evolved into multiple different species due to expected isolated populations across space population and the rules of evolutionary radiation
6kvm TIL that after the end of Denazification in 1951, the U.S. conducted opinion surveys in occupied Germany in 1952 and found that 37% of Germans said Germany was better off without the Jews and 25% still had a good opinion of Hitler.
pY1xp TIL after Viennese intellectuals campaigned for the early release of Jack Unterweger (in prison for murder), he became a celebrated poet & journalist. But after his release, he killed 11 women. During this time, his books were taught in schools & he reported on the crime wave he was responsible for.
jNPNv TIL of "The Parcel Post Bank". A bank that was shipped brick by brick via the U.S. post office to avoid heavy freight fees.