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TIL that Siri, Apple's voice assistant, actually starred in a movie. In The Lego Batman Movie (2017), she is the voice of The Bat-Computer, or 'Puter as Batman calls her.

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Meg1V TIL in 378BC, 30K Spartans invaded Thebes and were met by 20K Athenians deployed on an open hill. When the armies reached 200m apart, the Athenian general ordered his men to stand at ease (spears up, shields down) which they did with such precision and confidence as to cause the Spartans to retreat.
KOY54 TIL of Ray Holmes, an RAF Pilot who intentionally rammed a German Bomber with his Fighter to stop it bombing Buckingham Palace, bailed out, then went drinking.
5VVLD TIL that yaks are the Swiss-army knives of domesticated animals. They can be milked like a cow, ridden like a horse (including for playing polo), sheared for wool (super warm and soft) like sheep, eaten like a pig, pull carts like an ox, carry stuff like a donkey and their dung burns like wood
R5ow8 TIL: There was a fraud scheme also named "Gone in 60 Seconds" in 2012 which stole millions from Citibank. The group spread out across multiple casinos and simultaneously withdrew money from cash advance kiosks. The ringleader and 13 accomplices were caught, with one remaining a fugitive as of 2014.
QNQnk TIL about Julius Schäffer who was the only mycologist of modern times known to have died from consuming poisonous mushrooms. To make things worse, the mushroom wasn't considered poisonous at the time and his wife was perfectly OK.