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TIL Russell Crowe now looks like an old D&D player.

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x67Qo TIL Duffey Strode, an American former street preacher, gained nationwide notoriety in the 1980s for his style of preaching at age 10. Raised by strict, religious parents, he caught attention for loudly quoting Bible verses about Hell and sin, leading to controversy & appearances on major talk shows.
9wY9M TIL that the Yam postal system of the Mongol Empire covered 190 miles in a day, and was faster than the Pony Express used 600 years later
M7Mva TIL During the 50's and 60's, Dr. Chester M. Southam injected patients and prisoners with cancer cells (HeLa cells) for research without their consent. He was reported and suspended for a year despite a cover up attempt. He later became President of the American Association for Cancer Research.
GdWG TIL According to H.H. Holmes, “Americas first serial killer”, he had a fear of doctors, and his classmates forced him to go in a doctor’s office and stare at a human skeleton. This made him interested in death, and started his obsession with killing animals, and then humans.
8x6G TIL that in 1999, a Learjet on autopilot continued flying for over 4 hours after all on board had died due to rapid depressurization. It was carrying the professional golfer Payne Stewart.