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TIL Roald Dahl wrote a Bond film.

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6rvJ TIL that Elon Musk considers himself “nauseatingly pro-American” and that the USA is “[inarguably] the greatest country that has ever existed on Earth”
xMnB TIL astronomer Ptolemy thought that the gods, out of curiosity/boredom, would peer down at the earth from between the spheres; when this happened, stars would slip out of this gap, flashing towards the earth. Shooting stars meant that the gods are now paying attention to whatever you would wish for.
4kopg TIL that Jenny Craig founder, Jenny Craig, also has a Institute named after her at the National WW2 Museum in New Orleans for her dedication to WW2 research
vPEj4 TIL Jim Carrey was trained by a specialist that trained CIA operatives to endure torture. While working on The Grinch, he wanted to quit because of the 8 hours of the heavy make up prep, but the producer hired the specialist and Carrey was able to go through the make up process 100 times.
N7yOP TIL The average adult in Indonesia is around 5 feet 1.8 inches tall, making it the country with the lowest average height in the world.