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TIL Roald Dahl wrote screenplays for two Ian Fleming novels, You Only Live Twice and Chitty Chitty Bang Bang

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9PxD TIL that the Hells Angels plotted to kill Mick Jagger in 1975 over Jagger’s public blaming of them for the Altamant concert incident. The plot failed as the boat they supposedly used to approach his residence was nearly sunk by a storm.
88V TIL that during its war against Iraq Iran used school-age children to clear the ground for its regular troops by running over minefields
m9Gy TIL upon the arrival of the Saudi king to Buckingham palace on a state visit, the Queen’s Guard band played Darth Vader’s theme as he entered the palace.
vvl4 TIL: Man who grounded 4,000 planes on 9/11 was on first day of his job
v1Wkj TIL while responding to a fire in Brooklyn, a firefighter was hit in the head by an air conditioner that fell from a two story window. He was knocked unconscious, but was saved by his helmet which was split in half by the AC unit.