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TIL that according to Johnny Cash's autobiography, he got addicted to painkillers after one of his ostriches challenged his authority. He attempted to discipline the bird with a large stick, but failed; the ostrich broke five of his ribs and slashed into his stomach, almost disemboweling him.

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GBeN TIL a father once jumped off a 100 foot bridge holding his 2 toddler sons after getting into an argument with their mother. The father was killed on impact, BOTH boys survived.
VMGJ4 TIL that Danny DeVito used worked as a hair dresser in his sister's beauty shop for six months when he was just 19. The salon was at a central place in New Jersey and he loved the female attention, though eventually decided he is better off moving to Manhattan and trying to find an acting gig.
pnZp TIL Voice of Bugs Bunny, Mel Blanc, fell into a coma after a car accident and would only respond to people who addressed him as one of his many cartoon characters and did so in character. The first thing he said after 3 weeks was “What’s up doc?” to a doctor who said “How ya doin Bugs Bunny?”
kDm7 TIL of James M. Hinds, the first member of the United States Congress killed while in office, who was shot by a Klu Klux Klan member in 1868 en route to a campaign event for future President Ulysses S. Grant. Hinds was known for his support for voting rights for African Americans.
e04n TIL that a man from Williamson County, Texas was jailed for 25 years for the brutal murder of his family while prosecutors withheld DNA evidence which proved him innocent. M. Morton is now free from jail and the prosecutors still hold their judiciary positions in the department