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TIL that in 1980, an Appalachian Trail shelter was stolen, presumably for its prized chestnut logs. It was never recovered.

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xVWyD TIL Lynn Margulis, proponent for the significance of symbiosis in evolution (bacteria merging into other bacteria to form more complex cells), had such trouble getting her ideas recognized that a grant proposal was returned with "Your research is crap. Don't ever bother to apply again."
m1kp TIL in 1954 a Japanese trawler was caught in the fallout of the Castle Bravo nuclear test, killing its radioman; his last words were “I pray that I am the last victim of an atomic or hydrogen bomb.”
9d7B TIL that after a falling out with Ernest Hemingway, Gertrude Stein–who had written the phrase “A rose is a rose is a rose–supposedly received a telegram from him that read: "A bitch is a bitch is a bitch”
wEk1 TIL while serving in the Army, Clint Eastwood survived a plane crash in the Pacific Ocean by swimming 3 miles (5km) to shore. The crash kept him from being deployed to Korea.
6Z7Z TIL in 1999, an 18 year old high school student convinced porn star Houston to accompany him to his prom. They then began to date which lead to the student moving to California to be with her.