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TIL David Miscavige has only given one publicly televised interview in his 38 years as Scientology's leader. It was in February 1992, in a 72-minute segment with Ted Koppel on Nightline.

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WkK19 TIL the Suez Canal has a predecessor, the Canal of the Pharaohs, linking the Nile to the Red Sea in ancient times. The completion date is uncertain and it was closed in 767 AD.
VMD80 TIL a 90s "Watchmen" movie almost happened where Sam Hamm (Batman) wrote, Joel Silver (Matrix) produced, Terry Gilliam (Monty Python) directed, Arnold Schwarzenegger played Dr. Manhattan, and David Bowie was Rorschach. And the ending would've had Manhattan use his powers to prevent his own creation.
EgZWo TIL Mother black bears do not typically attack to defend their cubs.
Bgmbk TIL Jim Varney (of Earnest P. Worrell fame) was an accomplished Appalachian dulcimer player and played on the final episode of the Chevy Chase talk show
xV0LD TIL that in 1833, the first passenger ship to make a transatlantic voyage almost entirely steam-powered was the SS Royal William