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TIL I learned about Herschel "Woody" Williams. The last surviving WWII Medal of Honor recipient.

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GAm04 TIL former F1 boss Bernie Ecclestone is the sixth oldest father in human recorded history, after he conceived a child at the age of 89 in 2020.
85E4 TIL Half-Life, Metal Gear Solid, Goldeneye, Fallout, Banjo-Kazooie, Prey (which would not be released for another 9 years), and Duke Nukem Forever (which would not be released for another 14 years) were all revealed at E3 1997 over the span of three days
8aDo4 TIL that Reba McEntire was offered the role of "The Unsinkable Molly Brown" in James Cameron's Titanic, but turned it down due to filming being delayed beyond the 3 months she set aside to film it and she was worried about the people on her payroll not being able to work.
wLK4M TIL it used to be improper for women to smoke, but a single PR stunt changed all that. In 1929, women were hired to light up while marching in a parade, calling the cigarettes "Torches of Freedom." So smoking became a symbol of equal rights, and sales skyrocketed.
vPd9r TIL: Nominative Determinism is the hypothesis that people tend to gravitate towards areas of work that fit their names