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JOjj TIL Before appearing in his first movie, Arnold Schwarzenegger was already a self made millionaire at 22 years old thanks to his investments in real estate and a mail-order bodybuilding equipment company.
pYa78 TIL The Undertaker was engulfed in flames during his entrance at 2010’s WWE Elimination Chamber pay-per-view, but he remained in character for the entirety of the match, despite being on the receiving end of 1st and 2nd-degree burns and a chest burn that would bubble up during the match.
wLeY6 TIL helium is called helium because -ium is for metals, helios is the sun god. They thought helium was a metal from the sun.
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788QO TIL that Wind Turbines have recently been inspired by the bumps on a Humpback Whales flippers. These bumps allow a smaller number of blades and a smaller, more energy-efficient motor to move the same amount of air as a larger turbine.