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TIL a lawyer in Toronto once tried to demonstrate the strength of a window in his high-rise office by running straight into it. The window didn’t shatter, but it did pop out of its frame and sent him falling 24 stories to his death.

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XVaE TIL The killer white rabbit in Monty Python and the Holy Grail was dyed red to mimic blood after the battle scene. The dye used turned out to be permanent, and filming stopped during the scene while the cast furiously tried to clean that rabbit before the owner noticed. Alas, they were unsuccessful
X0Xrr TIL that the real name of the actor we all know as Boris Karloff - famous for playing Frankenstein's monster (his 82nd role by the way!) - was William Henry Pratt, and he elected to act under a pseudonym so as not to embarass his well known, well connected and almost aristocratic English family.
9Y47r TIL the largest electric vehicle on Earth, a monster dump truck, never has to recharge because it moves uphill empty but downhill full, and regenerative braking with a full load provides enough electricity for it to go uphill again.
J1jpv TIL that despite being organisms with highly intricate nervous systems and an impressive level of intelligence, many octopus species only live for roughly 1-5 years.
wLm5Y TIL the winner of the discuss throw in the first modern Olympics had never seen a proper discuss until he arrived in Athens. The version he commissioned to train with was 25 pounds heavier than the competition model because he based it solely on images from an ancient vase.