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TIL of John Wojtowicz, who robbed a bank to fund his partner’s gender reassignment surgery. In prison, they made a movie about the crime and he used the money he earned from selling the rights to finally pay for her surgery.

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j6xEp TIL Brad Fiedel's soundtrack for "The Terminator" was recorded entirely as a live performance. In the only help from an Oberheim synthesizer, he had to play while changing tempo and get them to match. This was happening while scenes were being added in post-production, according to Gale Anne Hurd.
kJJ51 Today I learned about RP Flip, a research seacraft that can sit vertically in the water.
GDlg TIL the original episode of South Park was the first and only episode to use cardboard cutouts
0xNN TIL that the Molai Forest in India (1,360 acres) was planted by a single man, over the span of 30 years. It is now home to Bengal tigers, Indian rhinoceroses and the occasional herd of elephants.
0daLp TIL that there’s a medical phenomenon called "stone baby" (lithopedion) where a fetus can calcify inside the mother and remain there undetected for decades.