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TIL Bruce Willis lost two-thirds of his hearing in his left ear while filming Die Hard (1988) after he fired a gun next to his ear, that was reportedly loaded with extra-loud blanks, when he was pinned underneath a table.

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XEwyX TIL Aum Shinrikyo, the Japanese doomsday cult known for the 1995 Tokyo Subway Gas attacks, had made plans to manufacture and distribute AK-47's to their members, even going as far as to purchase an old iron works factory and build their own prototype.
BrQbd TIL about the Grafton castaways, a real-life Gilligan's Island. Shipwrecked for 18 months in the Auckland islands in 1864, the 5 men lived in a thatched hut complete with glass windows and bookshelves. They built a forge to work metal, tanned leather, made soap from seashells, and even brewed beer.
94nr TIL Vin Diesel only agreed to make an appearance in Tokyo Drift in exchange for ownership rights of the The Chronicles of Riddick franchise
NXmE TIL that the Library of Congress was able to purchase the personal papers of Carl Sagan because of a financial donation provided by ‘Family Guy’ creator Seth MacFarlane, and that MacFarlane is working on a “Cosmos” follow up project.
MejKb TIL that there was an direct to VHS special of Disney Channel's "Welcome To Pooh Corner" (1983) that dealt with stranger danger, and what to do if a stranger wants to touch you inappropriately.