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TIL that the actor who plays Edmund Pevensie in the Chronicles of Narnia series is the direct descendant of both, Charles Darwin (on his father’s side) and the founder of the Baháʼí Faith, Baháʼu'lláh (on his mother’s side)

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1aZV4 TIL that the lead singer of Toto, Joseph Williams, is the son of Star Wars/Jaws/Jurassic Park composer John Williams
nQbo TIL when England’s first escalator was installed in 1898, smelling salts and brandy were offered to customers at the top in case they had been made faint from the ride
WrvX TIL a Catholic Priest in Brazil tried to raise money for charity by taking to the sky strapped to a chair and 1,000 helium balloons, got to 20,000 feet and then realized he didn’t know how to use his GPS, went missing, and two months later was found dead 100km out to sea.
rNnjW TIL during the siege of Leningrad, scientists working at the world’s largest collection of seeds protected the seeds from the threats of the cold, the hungry residents of the besieged city, rats, and their own hunger. Twenty-eight of the botanists died during the siege, protecting their collection.
D1kvY TIL during the Great Depression, Will Kellogg directed his cereal plant to operate in four six-hour shifts to give more opportunities for Battle Creek residents to find work.