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TIL that the Wilhelm scream, which is a sound effect that has been used in over 400 films, was originally titled "Man getting bit by an alligator, and he screams."

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Ql16 TIL Hoba, the largest known meteorite left no crater on Earth. Earth’s atmosphere slowed the object to the point of terminal velocity. Hoba meteorite is also the most massive naturally occurring piece of Iron known at the Earth’s surface.
8adb TIL Over 80% of Nevada land is owned by the US Federal Government
5nE8 TIL Suicide rates among Native Americans (especially young men) is 70% higher than the suicide rate of the general US population
low7r TIL after his 13 year old daughter Jenifer was killed in a one-car accident in 1986 riding with a friend, George Strait stopped doing interviews for many years to avoid talking about her death
wyn1 TIL after being knocked to the ground, called a racial epithet and spat on, Jerry LeVias took himself out of the game. After being consoled by his coach he said “Coach, I’m going to run it back for a touchdown.”. He outran everybody for an 89-yard touchdown that won the game.