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TIL the debut episode for Wile E. Coyote and The Road Runner was called: Fast and Furry-ous

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5V5aB TIL the 2004 earthquake/tsunami caused a 1,500m high ridge along the fault to collapse, generating landslides. One landslide consisted of a single block of rock some 100m high and 2 km long. The momentum of the water also dragged massive slabs of rock, each weighing millions of tons, as far as 10km.
R4ja TIL In 1972 Lyle Snider, a Quaker who didn’t want his tax dollars going to fund war, was arrested for claiming 3 billion dependents, the population of the Earth, on his W-4 form. Snider was charged with filing a false and fraudulent withholding form, and sentenced to 9 months in prison.
GYdb7 TIL Volvo designed and patented the 3-point seatbelt. Recognizing the life-saving potential, Volvo eschewed licensing fees and opened the patent for use by any automaker without charge.
x67Ag TIL about New York Yankees pitcher David Wells was observed to be out all night partying until the next morning. Despite being hung over, he pitched a perfect game, retiring all 27 batters he faced, marking the 15th perfect game in Major League Baseball history.
XXV6 TIL that Ellen DeGeneres was cast as Dory in Finding Nemo when the director, Andrew Stanton, watched her ‘change the subject 5 times before finishing the sentence’ in conversation with his wife.