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TIL that British actor Julian Glover has a role in the The Star Wars, Harry Potter, Game of Thrones, Doctor Who, James Bond, and Indiana Jones series…

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erv6 TIL that in the Siberian wilderness lives a woman named Agafia Laikov, a 70 old woman who is the last survivor of a ultra orthodox sect that fled Stalins prosecution and had no contact with outsiders for 40 years, not hearing about world war2 until the 1980’s
R5o4j TIL Valentina Tereshkova was the first woman in space. She spent almost three days in space and is the only woman to have been on a solo space mission
OGy6L TIL That the Sea of Japan has almost no perceptible tides.
nWkj9 TIL It's been 13 years since a new country was added to the world map, marking the longest period in modern history without the formation of any new nations.
Zn94 TIL NBA player Rick Barry led the league seven times in free throw percentage by shooting the ball underhanded. His free throw percentage was 89.99 at the time of his retirement. Despite the effectiveness of his technique, almost no other basketball player has followed it.