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TIL Emilio Estévez almost died in quicksand as a teen.
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TIL that hydras (small organisms) are practically inmortal and don’t seem to age at all
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TIL that the ‘Chinese Fire Drill’ was coined when a British officer miscommunicated instructions to his Chines crew, resulting in them pulling water from the starboard side and immediately dumping it on the port side, completely bypassing the 'putting out the fire’ step.
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TIL that Lady Gaga's meat dress from the 2010 VMAs is preserved as a type of jerky and is on display at the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.
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TIL that when Larry Ellison divorced his wife Nancy in 1978, she gave up any claim on his new company for $500. That company, Oracle (the database company), made Ellison the world's eighth-richest person ($130 billion as of today).
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TIL that Walt Disney designed Epcot to be a fully functioning city of the future with over 20,000 inhabitants. The city was to be Disney’s biggest contribution to society but he died from lung cancer before construction began. His ambitious plan was then turned into the theme park we see today.