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TIL That microfiche can last more than 500 years

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EgogV TIL Roald Dahl wrote a sequel to Charlie and the Chocolate Factory where Willy Wonka goes to space, fights aliens, and overdoses Charlie's parents on age rejuvenation pills
e6p4 TIL: The name Cerberus is a Latinized version of the word Greek Kerberos, which is the same word used to name one of the dogs of Yama, who is the Hindu god of death. The word kerberos means spotted. Hades effectively named his Three-Headed Hellhound “Spot”
Yp4vZ TIL that a man calling himself Jack "Dolly" Gray managed to play several games in the 1923 NFL football season before it was realized he was an impostor who had lied about his background. The impostor's true identity was never discovered.
ReVj TIL a sailor was the sole survivor of a shipwreck by hiding in an air bubble for over 60 hours until a body recovery dive team rescued him
aBNZ TIL that Switzerland shot down both Allied and Axis aircraft during WWII