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TIL that 2001: A Space Odyssey, and Planet of the Apes were released on the exact same day in 1968

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p8Qg4 TIL that pink Himalayan sea salt is actually mined from mountains in Pakistan from a sea that existed hundreds of millions of years ago
6Ev8W TIL of Henri Giraud, who escaped German captivity in World War I by pretending to be a circus performer, and AGAIN in World War II by scaling down a mountain fortress in his 60s.
MeA1A TIL of Hellfire Clubs, 18th century social clubs, extant in UK, where men and women gathered to perform socially unacceptable actions while simultaneously mocking religion, satirically, in a time when it was blasphemous to do so.
XEaRr TIL Wendy’s founder Dave Thomas holds the record for most advertisements by one person in history, appearing in over 800 commercials.
e9MJ TIL after 27 years in the MLB, at age 46, Nolan Ryan’s final pitch clocked in at 89 mph. He had a lifetime winning percentage of .526, was an eight-time MLB All-Star, and his 5,714 career strikeouts rank first in baseball history. Ryan also threw a record 7 no-hitters, 3 more than any pitcher.