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TIL that Edward James Olmos was contacted about being the captain of the Enterprise for The Next Generation but turned it down, only to become the captain of another famous ship later on.

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xVyaw TIL about Robert Smalls, a former slave who escaped by stealing a Confederate gunship, The CSS Planter. He did it by giving the correct signals at checkpoints, fooling Confederate onlookers from shore. After gaining his freedom, he became a successful businessman, publisher, & politician.
9D6X TIL That a Jehovah’s Witness Bethel Elder who was a minister at their world headquarters, was arrested for trying to solicit young boys for sex and evidence found linking the elder to an international child porn ring.
0d8Aj TIL that some medieval Indonesian kings claimed royal descent from Alexander the Great
Ooweg TIL Rick Rescorla saved nearly 2,700 Morgan Stanley employees on 9/11 due to safety and evacuation planning stemming from the 1993 WTC bombing
DrlY TIL that Manly, NSW, Australia, was named after the local indigenous people who the governor thought were very…. Manly