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TIL When Start Trek ended in 1969 William Shatner was homeless, living out of the back of a pickup truck with his dog

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0weVR TIL spiral staircases in medieval castles were deliberately made clockwise because it diminished the ability of attackers to properly swing their swords, since right-handed fighters would have had to to contend with the walls while making their striking motions.
Brmnr TIL in 1987 Iraq attacked the United States ship USS Stark and killed 37 sailors
grK9X TIL that lemurs of the Indriidae family have feet so modified to grab onto and jump between trees that they can't properly walk on ground. Instead they must hop around like complete madmen.