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TIL the screenwriter of “Cast Away” deliberately stranded himself on an isolated beach for a week, to experience how Tom Hanks’ character would have to search for water, food and shelter. During this time, a volleyball washed up on shore, inspiring the “Wilson” character

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VB6JG TIL Robert Hoagland vanished from Newtown, Connecticut, in 2013, with suspicions of foul play. in fact, he had actually resettled in Rock Hill, New York, under an assumed name, Richard King, which was not discovered until after his death in late 2022.
wLLoW TIL Facebook artificial intelligence robots were shutdown after they started talking to each other in their own language
rNRv0 TIL that the states of Mississippi and Alabama were originally part of the state of Georgia until officially recognized in 1802 when the state of Georgia accepted their borders and the territory of Mississippi which would later become the states of Mississippi and Alabama was formed.
E5o TIL that when King Abdullah visited England the band of The Welsh Guard was forced to play a song for him (it’s tradition). Many members of the band disagreed with his policies, so they decided to play “The Imperial March” from Star Wars.
QJk4E TIL: Elephants were enticed by Chinese and Burmese drug smugglers to carry their loads by feeding them opium laced bananas. After a year-long methadone treatment program, the elephants are now drug free.