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TIL that George Clooney was instrumental in developing the Satellite Sentinel Project (SSP), which monitors African conflict regions and provides early warning for potential atrocities.

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YpgjZ TIL - When the phone was first invented, Alexander Bell insisted that saying "Ahoy" was the correct way of answering the phone.
9Oxp TIL that Scarlett Johansson was asked by Oxfam (for whom she was a global ambassador) to stop supporting SodaStream in Israel (which had built illegal settlements in Palestine). She chose to leave Oxfam and do a SuperBowl advert for SodaStream instead.
VLY8 TIL that the Nazis planned to turn Moscow and maybe Warzaw into artificial lakes
R50v8 TIL the same gene mutation responsible for dogs' friendly behavior compared to wolves' causes Williams syndrome in humans. This rare genetic condition is characterized by increased sociability but decreased cognitive ability.
R5W88 TIL Walt Disney Imagineering was hired to create the early concepts for Space Center Houston. It opened to the public in 1992, billed more as an interactive museum than a theme park and visitors could take backstage tours to see astronauts at work