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TIL Before he quit Community, Chevy Chase tried to physically fight Joel McHale.

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yVkPX TIL in California there have been more than 200 attempts over the years to break up the state.
R5Wm6 TIL that the high-five is relatively new. The first recorded occurrence was in 1977 between two LA Dodgers players, Dusty Baker and Glenn Burke.
OoP1X TIL In Greek mythology Theseus encountered a bandit named Sinis who would kill travelers by having them help him bend pine trees to the ground, after which he would let go causing them to be catapulted to their deaths.
DQpeg TIL the longest ever tank-to-tank killshot was scored by a British tank crew during the Gulf War (1990). It was from over 2.9 miles (about 4.7 km).
xVVXD TIL despite repeated warnings by safety inspectors to install smoke alarms and sprinklers, the Haunted Castle at Six Flags Great Adventure had burned down in 1984 killing 8 teenagers.