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TIL the the 1960s was the heyday for the Quicksand trope - almost 3% of films showed characters sinking in clay, mud, or sand.

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No6 TIL: John Stapp withstood 46.2 G forces in 1947, the most any human has ever been subject to and survive.
lQmN TIL In 1944, Mary Babnik Brown became the first woman to have her hair used in crosshairs for military aircraft bombsights. The hair had to fit strict criteria such as being blonde, over 22 inches long and never been treated with chemicals or hot irons.
N7nPJ TIL Dew Point, and not humidity, is a much more accurate predictor of how "comfortable" the outside environment will feel.
RE57 TIL Tom Hanks is related to Abraham Lincoln
oRBoR TIL that the Truman Show was originally a dark thriller which took place in a New York-style city. It took many drafts of the script to arrive at the comedy-drama that eventually made it to screen.