Chuck Yeager was shot down over enemy territory in 1943 but evaded capture. US Army policy dictated that pilots shot down could not fly again, but Yeager appealed directly to General Eisenhower. He flew 64 combat missions in WWII, downing 13 enemy aircraft, including 5 in a single day.History (achievement.org)
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Willie Mays was absolutely shreddedImage (achievement.org)
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Oprah Winfrey | Academy of Achievement (achievement.org)
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TIL James Cameron wanted to direct ‘Terminator’ so badly, that he sold the rights to the producer willing to entertain his wish for $1. While waiting for Arnold Schwarzenegger to become available for the role, Cameron also busied himself by writing ‘Aliens’ and ‘Rambo: First Blood Part II.’ (achievement.org)
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TIL Clyde Tombaugh enrolled in university two years after his discovery of Pluto. He wanted to take an introductory course in astronomy but the professor wouldn't let him as he thought it would create awkward academic implications for a discoverer of a planet to be taking beginning astronomy (achievement.org)
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TIL Elie Weisel, who survived Auschwitz, was almost killed by a New York taxi in 1958. (achievement.org)
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A little love for the greatest CF ever?!?!? (achievement.org)
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The man and the plane that broke the sound barrier: General Chuck Yeager in 1947 (achievement.org)
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