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TIL in 1986, the rollercoaster Mindbender malfunctioned due to poor design and maintenance, the rear car derailed, throwing four riders off, killing three and injuring a fourth who shattered his lower legs, half his left shoulder and broke his feet, pelvis, lower back and every rib on his left side.

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VONp TIL that 34% of all alcohol sold at liquor stores in the entire country of Estonia is bought by people from Finland. Also roughly 2% of the Finnish population visits Estonia up to 3 times a month to buy alcohol.
7rdEr TIL about the Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum, built on the site of "S-21," one of at least 150 torture and execution centers established by the Khmer Rouge. Of the estimated 20,000 people who were imprisoned at Tuol Sleng, there are only twelve known survivors.
oBgYY TIL: The horror-comedy movie Scream was based on the real-life case of the Gainesville Ripper
GY7J1 TIL Benito Mussolini’s son Romano Mussolini was a respected Jazz musician who toured internationally with artists including Dizzy Gillespie, Duke Ellington, Helen Merrill and Chet Baker.
9YW1r TIL actress Glynis Johns originally thought she was being offered the role of Mary Poppins. To soften the blow of telling her she was being cast as Mrs. Banks, Walt Disney announced she'd get her own song, then quickly called the film's songwriters, who adapted a deleted song into Sister Suffragette