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TIL that in the 90s, British sports car maker TVR were developing the 800+bhp Cerbera Speed 12. Company boss Peter Wheeler took one home for a test drive, and immediately realised it was too extreme and powerful to be sold to the public. Ultimately, only one road-legal example was ever made.

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X09B8 Today I learned that 2013 aviation accident Mozambican airline LAM, on a flight from Maputo to Luanda, was caused by the pilot deliberately crashing the plane, resulting in the deaths of 30+ people. This led airlines to implement a policy preventing the copilot from ever being alone in the cockpit
xoL0 TIL that Johnny Depp, Jude Law, and Colin Farrell gave their entire salaries from the movie “The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassius” to Heath Ledger’s daughter.
X09Kk TIL a woman on a Tinder date threw her poo out of a window when it wouldn’t flush. It got stuck, and she got trapped trying to retrieve it. Firefighters rescued her, and her date raised funds to fix the broken window.
M7MMA TIL in 2007 scientists discovered Sildenafil (Viagra) helps treat jet lag recovery in hamsters.
QJg86 TIL In 1997, Eminem went to L.A to compete in the Rap Olympics, a nationwide battle rap competition. He came in second, losing to rapper Otherwize, but impressed Interscope Records who brought a copy of SSEP back to Jimmy Lovine who played it for Dr. Dre who signed him to his label Aftermath.