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4XEKb TIL because the crew of Dr Strangelove was denied access to a B-52 bomber, they made a replica of the cockpit by comparing those of a B-29 with a single photo of the B-52's cockpit. It turned out to be so accurate that Kubrick began to worry about a FBI investigation into how they got it so close.
WkKgd TIL an epidemic in 1872 affecting horses was a key moment in the animal rights movement as the founder of the ASPCA would stand in the street to block horse-drawn trolleys to insist that sick horses be returned to the stables instead of being worked to death
5YXrp TIL of Normal Borlaug, the man who saved a billion lives. In the 1970's, he developed a new strain of wheat that was heavily disease resistant and could grow in very arid conditions. Between 1965 and 1970, Pakistan, Mexico, and India more than doubled their food supplies.
OGJlg TIL: There's something called as a Twisted Childhood Universe which give a horror twist to your favourite childhood characters like Pooh, Bambi, Peterpan, Pinocchio, etc.
69da8 TIL Cuban high jumper Javier Sotomayor cleared 6 feet when he was 14. He cleared 7 feet when he was 16, and is the only human in history to jump 8 feet. His best jump of 8 feet 1/4 inch (2.45 m) has been the world record since 1993.