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TIL of the Euthanasia Coaster, a rollercoaster designed to kill its passengers through increasing G forces while giving a 'euphoric' experience

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XEYdE TIL that Robert G. Heft created the current American flag as a school project. His teacher only gave him a B-, so he made an arrangement that if his flag was made the official flag of the U.S.A, he would get a better grade... Needless to say he now has an A.
kJ6Xd TIL that Happy Days producers intentionally sought a short actor to play Fonzie. They didn't want his character to overshadow the rest of the cast who were all under 6 feet tall.Despite their intent, Henry Winkler (5' 6") still became the breakout star.
7BA7 TIL that Akira Toriyama, creator of Dragon Ball Z, never wrote down background notes for characters or for the series. In fact, he actually admitted forgetting there was a Super Saiyan 2, he drew Goku transforming straight from Super Saiyan 1 to 3.
m7kx TIL Christopher Lee didn’t enjoy playing Dracula but he continued to appear in the titular role in nine different movies as he realized they were popular and kept people employed.
9YE8X TIL The 13th Vice President of the United States, William R. King, and the 15th President of the United States, James Buchanan, were most likely romantic partners and lived together for 13 years.