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TIL of Gary Plauche. His son was abducted & taken to another state by a predator. When he was caught & being extradited, Gary waited in the airport & as he passed him, he turned around & shot his son’s abductor dead. It was ruled justifiable & he received no jail time.

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DQOgV TIL that a group of researchers hotboxed lobsters to see if they would get high. They discovered “duration-related THC levels in all tissues examined.” Along with a lowered locomotor activity.
8aQla TIL Used Crayola crayons that are too small to grasp or too flat to draw with are named “Leftolas”. In 2003, the company asked kids around the country to send in blue “Leftolas”. Crayola received the equivalent of 123,000 crayons. They used it to create Big Blue, a 1,500lb crayon that’s 15ft long.
ADrVa TIL that Newman's Own gives 100% of their profits to charity, so you can feed yourself and give to a good cause at the same time - just a small way to make a difference
1654d TIL The scene in Spider-Man (2002) where Peter Parker catches Mary Jane’s tray in the school cafeteria does not have any CGI. The whole thing was actually done by Tobey Maguire himself. It took him 156 takes to get it perfectly.
04L TIL that Laurence Fishburne cut all ties with his daughter after she started doing hardcore porn.