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TIL That Spy Kids 1-4, Kill Bill 1 and 2, Machete, and Planet Terror are all based in the same Universe.

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16loX TIL That Lawrence Livermore Labs his the highest concentration of Phd's @ 1100 per square mile.
ne1gB TIL Shaq has been a DJ since 1986, and goes by the stage name DJ Diesel. He used to mix Hip Hop music until his retirement in 2011, where he performed at the TomorrowWorld Electronic Music Festival and discovered his love for electro. He now mixes Electronic genres, mostly riddim dubstep
Ypvnd TIL an alligator’s sex is determined by the temperature the egg is incubated in and not chromosomes. Eggs incubated at 30 °C (86 °F) or lower produce females; whereas 33 °C (93 °F) or higher produce males.
NX7P8 TIL During the 1930 Indianapolis 500, Chet Miller's car had suffered suspension failure and was not allowed to continue until it was fixed. With no parts on hand, mechanics went to a spectator's car in the infield, and took parts off of it. Then replaced them post race without the owner knowing.
GgbJ TIL in 1989, a 16-yo girl was held down by her Mother while her Father repeatedly stabbed her with a 7in boning knife. Her immigrant parents did not approve of her getting a job and dating a black boy. Her entire murder was caught on audio tape by the FBI who suspected the Father of terrorist ties.