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TIL both of Jack Black’s parents were rocket scientists, and his mother worked on the Hubble Telescope

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78bAL TIL that the U.S. planned to build the world's most powerful particle accelerator, the Superconducting Super Collider, in Texas. It was meant to surpass CERN’s LHC but was canceled in 1993 after about $2 billion were spent.
N7RWe TIL: Emmitt Till’s murderers were acquitted in the face of overwhelming evidence and publicly admitted and detailed how they committed murder a year after their acquittal in an interview with Look magazine.
Z8d6Q TIL almost all Balinese people (men and women) are named one of just 4 names; Wayan, Made, Nyoman or Ketut. The name depends on the order of birth.
v18yj TIL at the Maxi Trial, the largest ever trial against the Sicilian Mafia, there was a specially constructed bunker to house the proceedings that was strong enough to resist a missile attack, just to protect against Mafia interference.
Y7a7G TIL the original title of Hellraiser apparently was going to be "Sadomasochists From Beyond The Grave"