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TIL that Frankie Muniz quit acting in 2008 to become an open-wheel racecar driver and currently competes in NASCAR

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yVGmv TIL the critically panned Batman and Robin film was going to have a sequel called Batman Unchained and were planning on bringing Madonna or Courtney Love as Harley Quinn in her live-action debut.
6Ej6Y TIL liposuction (a surgical procedure done to remove excess fat deposits from specific areas of the body) can cause thrombophlebitis (a condition that makes veins to be inflamed when a blood clot forms).
PYwwZ TIL in 1972, Nintendo launched the "Lefty RX", a remote-controlled car that could ONLY make left turns due to a deliberately cheap design. It ended up being a tremendous success, and influenced Nintendo focusing on fun over next-gen-tech in future video game consoles.
N7WR1 TIL about the Carrington Event, the largest recorded solar storm to hit Earth. Auroras were seen as far south as Cuba, and telegraph equipment was destroyed across the US and Europe. A similar storm, which would destroy electronics and power grids, has a 12% chance of occurring in the next decade.
Z87Jv TIL The anime Fullmetal Alchemist’s quality dropped significantly due to it outpacing it’s source material. Once the Manga was finished, the show was re-made properly.