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TIL Jonny Lee Miller (Sickboy in "Trainspotting") is the grandson of Bernard Lee, who played M in the first James Bond films.

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B4Zd TIL Ghost Busters Dan Aykroyd is slightly autistic. His obsession with the police and ghost hunters was the inspiration for Ghost Busters. He was diagnosed with autism back in the 1980s when his wife asked him to get it checked out. He also had Tourette’s as a kid, but overcame it with therapy.
k7Ge TIL that Sapphires and Rubies are the same stone in different colors.
OGyx7 TIL about a plant that can 'walk' up to 20 meters per year: The Socratea exorrhiza, or the "walking palm," can slowly move itself to better locations.
poNb TIL that the largest bank heist in history was $920 Million. Qusay Hussein walked into the Central Bank of Iraq with a handwritten note signed by his father Saddam Hussein, and was hauled out in 3 semi-trucks.
aYQJ TIL body odor is worse when wearing polyester because of Micrococcus, a type of bacteria that flourishes on polyester