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TIL Leonard Nimoy directed Three Men and a Baby

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KYXmB TIL that ulugh beg, the sultan of the timurid empire and grandson of the turco-Mongol conqueror Timur, was an astronomer and mathematician who composed zij-i-sultani of 994 stars, generally considered one of the greatest star catalogues between Ptolemy and Tycho Brahe.
P4de TIL, for over 20 years, Cuba has been aiding and treating more than 18,000 children affected by the 1986 Chernobyl disaster, for free.
LQv6v TIL During the Battle of the Bulge, General Anthony McAuliffe responded 'Nuts!' to a German surrender ultimatum, baffling their commanders. The 101st Airborne held out under siege until relief arrived
j6jgv TiL that bog bodies (natural mummies) have formed inadvertently as recently as 1945
P1XyE TIL that in 1958, a man fell into a hidden nuclear bomb buried under snow in Greenland. The U.S. lost several hydrogen bombs in accidents during the Cold War, and some have never been recovered.