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TIL Roald Dahl wrote a Bond film.

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LkvEP TIL that the flag in the opening credits of Gilligan's Island is at half-mast because of the Kennedy assassination.
Dwe TIL Simon, a ship’s cat in WW2, the only cat to be awarded the Dickin Cross, was also given 3 other medals and the rank of Able Seacat
epEp4 TIL that during a power outage in 1994, LA residents made numerous calls to 911 reporting strange silver clouds hovering in the sky. They were seeing the Milky Way for the first time.
ddvB TIL that the New York City Subway still operates several train cars constructed in 1964 in regular service. This specific model owes its longevity to its superior durability, craftsmanship and structural quality. Retired cars from this model are shipped out to the Atlantic Ocean for artificial reefs
EgEPd TIL Norsemen are NOT the original inhabitants of Iceland. Irish monks called the Papar are “native” to the island and arrived before any other humans.