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TIL: The screenwriters of the 1957 film "Bridge on the River Kwai" were on the Hollywood blacklist, so the non-english speaking author of the book the film was based on was credited as the screenwriter instead. The film won an academy award for screenwriting.

NXlyQ TIL that Max Verstappen won the 2024 Emilia Romagna Grand Prix and the Nurburgring 24h sim race on iRacing on the same weekend. He had his sim racing rig shipped out to his motorhome in the paddock, allowing him to take two, two-hour stints at the sim racing event.
E1o4p TIL of Von Steuben, a central figure in forming the US army. His career in Prussia was cut short due to being openly gay, he moved to America and joined the revolution with B.Franklin's aid who knew of but ignored his sexual tastes. He lived with 2 lovers who inherited his estate after his death
R649 TIL Alfred Nobel, the inventor of dynamite, was able to view his obituary before he died due to a news-outlet mishap. Due to all the horrible things he read about himself, including being called “the merchant of death”, he decided to dedicate his fortune to the creation of the Nobel Prize.
Br8kr TIL The song "Rooster" by Alice In Chains (probably their most famous song) wasn't written by lead singer Layne Staley, but by Jerry Cantrell, the bands guitarist. The title refers to his Father's childhood nickname and the song details his Father's traumatic time in the Vietnam War
D1YQP TIL The probability of you drinking a glass of water that contains a molecule of water that also passed through a dinosaur is almost 100%. And in other words, ¨dinosaur pee¨