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TIL In the LoTR Trilogy movies, the tip of Gimli’s middle finger was actually a prosthetic

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16WkW TIL all of the covers of the Babysitters Club books were oil paintings by the artist Hodges Soileau, and that he sells them via his IG!
Wlv9 TIL The number of people donating their bodies to science has doubled in the last ten years because funeral costs are so high and most schools will cremate the donated body when they are done and return it to the family at no cost.
J1Xr1 TIL about the Wärtsilä RT-flex96C, the largest reciprocating engine in the world. It is a diesel engine for container ships, up to 14 cylinders, 107,390 HP, 5.6M lb-ft of torque, uses up to 250 tons of fuel per day.
XE1b8 TIL that marrie Currie notebook is so radioactive it has to be stored in a lead box, and visitors have to sign a waiver before they can see it.
YpR1P TIL A man spent 12 years in a coma but was completely aware and awake the entire time.