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TIL that Ian Fleming got the name James Bond from an ornithologist, whose works he admired. Fleming chose the name Bond to sound blunt and everyday.

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kJx1 TIL in 2009 a five-year-old girl who spent her entire life locked in a room with cats and dogs, and no heat, water, or sewage system was found. She could not speak Russian, would jump at the door and bark as caretakers left, and had “clear attributes of an animal”.
jNPEa TIL That dogs have 2x the neurons of cats
LQ1LP TIL the style of constellation diagrams used in most modern astronomy guides was invented by Curious George author H. A. Ray
wxdM TIL Teddy Roosevelt made a 2 hour speech shortly after an attempted assassination. He correctly concluded that since he was not coughing blood, the bullet had not completely penetrated the chest wall to his lung. He declined going to the hospital immediately.
MknA TIL Nicolas Cage was once stalked by a mime, and broke into his house and watched him sleep.