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TIL that Ken Kirzinger was chosen for the role of Jason in Freddy vs Jason, in part because he was 6ft 5. The directors wanted to emphasise the difference in height between Jason and Freddy (played by a 5ft 9 Robert Englund).

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x65vo TIL in 1958 a nighttime training exercise resulted in a mid-air collision between an F-86 Sabre and a B-47 Startojet. To save the aircraft, the B-47 crew ditched their nuclear payload to save weight. The undetonated weapon is believed to have sunk near Tybee Island and remains unrecovered today.
J17Pk TIL the term 'Brainfreeze' is a registered trademark of 7-Eleven
Jmgm TIL that Burger King introduced a Left-Handed Whopper in 1998 with all condiments rotated 180 degrees which attracted thousands of customers.
wLVnJ TIL that the copy of Charlie Hebdo magazine released after the terror attack, sold nearly 8 million copies, compared to their prior usual of 60,000 copies.
Wxpd TIL: Males in the US are required to submit their info to the “Selective Service System” within 30 days of their 18th birthday or be subject to 5 years in jail and a $250,000 fine.