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TIL after his wife died, Rick Moranis quit Hollywood so he could spend his time raising his children.

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0d4jR TIL Ralph Ignatowski a US Marine who was captured by the Japanese in WW2. He was tortured in a cave for 3 days, his eyes and ears cut out, his teeth and skull smashed in. Many wounds to his stomach that was repeatedly stabbed with a bayonet, and his penis had been severed and stuffed into his mouth.
nLgr TIL the lead singer of Chicago died after he picked up a 9mm pistol, said, “Don’t worry about it… Look, the clip’s not even in it,” then held it to his head and pulled the trigger
4XPQR TIL that baker's yeast, used in making bread, is a single-cell microorganism found on and around the human body
Oopy6 TIL early versions of the Thompson submachine gun used a "Blish Lock" to hold the action closed. It was based on a theory that two dissimilar metals would resist movement under extreme pressures. The lock had no useful effect on the action and was eliminated in the WW2 redesign of the SMG.
8egNV TIL: Surgeons in ancient India, around 600 BCE, performed cataract surgeries using a curved needle to remove the cloudy lens. The procedure was described by the physician Sushruta in his medical texts, making it one of the earliest known surgical practices in human history.