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TIL Queen’s guitarist, Brian May, has a PhD in Astrophysics.

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pX9A TIL that Nazi scientists tried to reverse-engineer extinct animals through selective breeding, such as the Aurochs and Wisent, as part of their effort to “restore” a primeval Germany.
Yjr TIL some Asian babies are born with a Mongolian Blue Spot, a blue birth mark on the lower back and bum that usually disappears after 3 to 5 years.
wW0Y TIL that over 50 of the largest life insurance companies in the US are being sued for not paying claims on millions of policies. In many cases the insurers knew the client was deceased and continued collected premiums via policy loans which would cause them to lapse over time.
BrlEx TIL of Douglas "Wrong Way" Corrigan, who in 1938 flew across the Atlantic in an experimental aircraft. Despite the Air Traffic Controller deeming it a suicide flight, and a fuel leak, he successfully completed the trip. He claimed to have lost his way in the clouds and lost his license for 2 weeks.
Jwmj TIL Yann Martel ripped off a Brazilian writer for the inspiration for ‘Life of Pi’.