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TIL that Steve-O found out Ryan Dunn had died when TMZ called him at 5 a.m. asking about it

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9YBXQ TIL that Elvis Presley had an identical twin brother who was stillborn
9Yy4Q TIL that Cowboys didn’t actually wear cowboy hats. ????????????
6EjwZ TIL: although their bodies were badly mangled from the effects of the high altitude / hypersonic orbiter breakup, forensic evidence has revealed that the Columbia Shuttle crew very likely died in seconds from rapid loss of pressure.