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TIL Olympic Gold Medalist and World Record Holder Usain Bolt ate 1,000 chicken nuggets and still managed to win three gold medals while competing and staying in Beijing, China.

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R7xk6 TIL of Roar, a 1981 wildlife film infamous for its troubled production. Over 70 cast and crew were injured, 15 lions and tigers escaped, 3 had to be shot, and $3 million worth of sets and equipment were destroyed when a dam collapsed
GALD1 TIL that in Nepal, Kukur Tihar is a festival that honors dogs and pampers them as a sign of gratitude.
rRXJ1 TIL Wang Meng was sent to Xinjiang to be "reformed" through labor in 1963 for writing a controversial piece. During this period of hardship he accrued much of the experience that would later become the material for his short stories and novels, and he later became China's Minister of Culture
W71LY TIL that the filming of The Wizard of Oz had a surprising number of health-hazards. For example, asbestos flakes were used to make snow. Margaret Hamilton was burned. Judy Garland was given amphetamines.
VGRG TIL that an allergy to Brazilian nuts is the only allergy that can be sexually transmitted through sperm [NSFW]