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TIL that in 1977, the first gay action figure was released and the packaging looked like a closet

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ernJ TIL in 1918 a carrier pigeon saved 194 American soldiers by delivering a message to nearby support despite having been blinded in one eye, shot through the breast, covered in blood, and with a leg hanging on by just a tendon.
ngMr TIL Tom Hanks wanted to be in a superhero movie, but was never offered any roles. He specifically wanted to be the Flash.
5YJW8 TIL In 2016, more than half of all Americans forfeited vacation days, amounting to 206 million unused vacation days worth some $66.4 billion, and those employees who forfeit their vacation days do not perform as well as the ones who use all their time
jNVvX TIL that in Labyrinth, David Bowie's crystal ball spinning was actually performed by a professional juggler Michael Moschen, who stood behind him with his arms through his cloak.
Wk0bo TIL Oskar Schindler, a German industrialist who is credited with saving the lives of 1,200 Jews during the Holocaust, was buried in a cemetery on Mount Zion in Jerusalem. He is the only member of the Nazi Party to be honoured this way.