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Sean Bean is terrified of flying. So during Lord of the Rings when the cast had to fly to remote shoot locations by helicopter, like the snowy mountains, he travelled part of the way via ski-lift and then spend two hours walking the remainder of the journey, in full Boromir costume.

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YpA1W TIL that in 1964, three physicists who just got their PhDs were tasked with developing a working design for a nuclear weapon using only unclassified information. The goal is to see if a country can develop a nuclear weapon without aid. They accomplished it within 2 and a half years.
l7Br7 TIL : Environmental activist Julia “Butterfly” Hill lived in a 1500 year old California redwood tree (known as Luna) 180 feet (55 mm) off the ground for 738 days in order to prevent it from being chopped down by Pacific Lumber Company. She successfully saved the tree.
8JyX TIL that Carl Sagan believed that Faith and Reason were partners; he said ““Science is not only compatible with spirituality; it is a profound source of spirituality.” When asked in 1996 if he was Atheist, he replied “I’m agnostic.”
OdL7 TIL In 2007 six live nuclear warheads were mistakenly loaded onto a B-52H bomber and flown from Minot, North Dakota to Barksdale, Louisiana. For a whole 36 hours they went unaccounted for.
E1QLW TIL it is likely that dog’s smile because they have observed humans doing it, and we condition them to smile by giving them treats and snuggles when they look happy. They’re basically brown-nosing us.