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TIL that scenes for Gladiator, Band of Brothers, Children of Men, Thor and Coldplay’s The Scientist were all filmed in the same woodland in Surrey

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Zp4kB Today I learned Alcoholics Anonymous was founded in 1935 by two men. The original book was written as “The Story of How More Than 100 Men Have Recovered From Alcoholism.” Today there are over two million members worldwide.
VmaB TIL Yoko Ono stalked John Lennon for over a year while he was married, sometimes standing in front of his house for hours silently.
OGgPg TIL that "Blue Rain" reportedly fell in Australia after nuclear tests in the 1950's
GYXOg TIL the bomber cockpit in Dr. Strangelove was based on a B-29 cockpit because the real B-52 bombers were off limit to the film crew. It turned out to be so accurate that Stanley Kubrick feared that his research team had done their job illegally and that they're about to be investigated by the FBI.
aBEM TIL you can order a custom tailored North Korean suit in the hotels in Pyongyang for about $90 USD and look just as sharp as Kim Jong Il