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TIL that in 1990's NASA send Jellyfish to space and they got Vertigo when they came back to earth

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xbMo TIL that the use of Santa Rosa High School in the horror film Scream (1996) was denied just days before filming was to begin. As a result, the city was blacklisted in Hollywood and a note included in the closing credits; “No thanks whatsoever to the Santa Rosa City School District Governing Board”
AD68g TIL the Mercedes-Benz C-Class has the highest likelihood of being resold during the first year of ownership - nearly 1/8 of all C-Classes enter the used car market in less than a year.
JRM8 TIL there are an indigenous people of Japan who traditionally have giant beards.
Z8aJa TIL of the SS Tullibee, US WWII submarine that sunk itself when the torpedo it fired made a full circle and came back around to strike the submarine. There was 1 survivor.
7rlXL TIL It took 100 days to put out the flames of the 9/11 attacks. Everytime a large chunk of debris was moved a rush of oxygen would severely intensify the flames.