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TIL that the author of the poem “Do not go gently into that good night” died at the mere age of 39. His poem is used frequently in modern pop culture, including the films “Independence Day” and “Interstellar,” and inspired a book George R.R. Martin penned in the 70s.

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5rnr TIL Coca-Cola’s distribution network is being used to transport life-saving medicines to remote regions of Zambia.
4pZ6 TIL that in ancient Sparta, men were only given the honour of a gravestone if they died in battle, and women were only given it if they died in childbirth.
b9XyE TIL Queen Elizabeth once went for a walk near her Balmoral estate with one of her protection officers and met some American tourists who didn’t recognise her. They asked her if she’d ever met the Queen and she said “No”, then pointed to her officer and said “he has”. They didn’t connect the dots.
p8Vdp TIL, In 1963, George Harrison was asked by executives at a party if there were any decent groups to sign, he replied "you want to get The Rolling Stones"
GAe1J TIL during 1904 Olympics men's marathon winner was disqualified as he rode in a car for part of the race. The actual winner was near collapse and hallucinating, an effect of being fed brandy, raw eggs, and strychnine by his trainers. The fourth-place finisher took a nap after eating spoiled apples.