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TIL Roald Dahl, author of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, wrote the screenplay for the James Bond film, ‘You Only Live Twice.’

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ADOOd TIL Dirk Willems was jailed for his devotion to being an Anabaptist. He escaped from prison, but when the guard pursuing him fell through the ice, but Willems turned around to save the guard. Because of this act of heroism, the guard recaptured Willems, and Willems was burned at the stake.
4976 TIL 1208 wooden crates filled with gold were shipped out of Poland in 1939. To this day, no one knows who received it.
Mp47 TIL Chesley Sullenberger, the pilot of the plane that landed in the Hudson River was a an industry-renowned expert in aviation safety before it happened.
a8WvN TIL that tardigrades are tiny, eight-legged animals that have an amazing ability to survive extreme temperatures, pressures, and radiation for years or even decades.
WrL9 TIL in 1973 astronomers were able to chase an eclipse aboard a Concord across the Saharan desert.