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TIL that a stunt helicopter crash on The Twilight Zone Movie (1984) set killed Vic Morrow and two illegally hired child actors.

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Wvjd TIL for centuries before refrigeration, Russians dropped live frogs into their milk to keep it from spoiling. Secretions from their skin inhibited the growth of bacteria.
b8g7 TIL that in 2002, Irish police raided a judge’s home and found child pornography on his computer, but the judge was found ‘Not Guilty’ of possession as the warrant used was one day out of date.
wLAxJ TIL For the 1939 World Fair, Pontiac Built A clear plexiglass car for $25,000. Sold at auction in 2011 for $308,000.00.
WkNeo TIL- The only vegetable or fruit never sold frozen, canned, processed, cooked, or in any form but fresh....lettuce.
r6dW TIL during the Soviet occupation of Estonia in the 1940s, around 17.5% of the population was deported to Siberia. June 14 1941 was one of the deportations, and is seen by many as a day of mourning.