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TIL that it is possible to walk from US soil to Russian soil from December to June as an ice bridge forms between the Diomede islands

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OGyWg TIL Clint Eastwood thought the script for "Where Eagles Dare" was "terrible" and "all exposition and complications." Eastwood requested that he be given less dialogue. Most of Schaffer's lines were given to Burton, whilst Eastwood handled most of the action scenes.
yv1p TIL Seattle is planning to build a new city park filled with hundreds of edible plants- such as fruit trees, vegetable plants, herbs, etc- which will be free to everyone. If successful, it will be the first “Urban Food Forest” of the nation.
wL7jE TIL that Gollum's Acceptance Speech for Best Virtual Performance at the 2003 MTV's won a Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation, Short Form
E1xkx TIL that half of the 12 men who've walked on the moon still are alive, youngest is Charles Duke at 82, oldest is Buzz Aldrin at 87.
yVNNe TIL that NASA named a moon mountain after Black mathematician and 'Hidden Figure' Melba Mouton