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TIL someone (a stuntman) was killed on the set of the third installment of 'The Crow' (titled 'Stairway to Heaven') as well.

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neBvd TIL that the reason the US offers a lower max octane rating fuel (91AKI or 95RON) at petrol stations in some states, is due to the higher altitude, meaning that there is less available oxygen for combustion, and therefore a decreased chance of knocking with lower octane rated fuels.
a8kLA TIL that "Shemomechama" is a Georgian word meaning "I accidentally ate the whole thing."
jGdN TIL Richard Nixon described Bohemian Grove as “the most faggy goddamn thing you can ever imagine.”
d41r TIL - Many major pop hits of the 90s and 2000s were produced/written by the same guy
Z8Vo4 TIL that George Lucas told a collaborator that his plan for the ending of Return of the Jedi was to have Luke become the new Darth Vader and destroy the Rebel Fleet. The collaborator liked the idea. Lucas told him he’d only been joking.