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TIL As a Joke, the Original Looney Tunes Animators Created a Scene Where Porky Pig Uses Profanity. It Was Never Supposed to Leave the Studio...

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vPpL4 TIL the constant mash and tug of starts and finishes is strong enough to detach the retina from drag racers' eyeballs. In the 1970s and 1980s some drag racers were knocked unconscious inside the cockpit by a horsepower-caused recoil dubbed “tire shake”
XEwX8 TIL In 1974, China's Chairman Hua walked into a Middle School in Beijing to participate in a parents' meeting. After he was recognized by the parents, he smilingly refused to be seated on the dais, preferring a chair among the parents instead, making a humble impression before making a moving speech
mxPaY TIL about Xu Xiadong, a Chinese Mixed Martial artist who keeps on challenging grandmasters propagating fake martial arts and defeats them. The Chinese government and people continuously harass him and his family. He even has been made wear clown make up while fighting. But he continues to fight.
M4Q0 TIL that The Wolf of Wall Street uses the word “fuck”, or its variations, 569 times. Given a running time of 180 minutes, this is 3.16 fucks per minute.
E18Ep TIL That Harry Houdini and Arthur Conan Doyle were friends for many years, but grew apart due to a bitter feud over spiritualism. Doyle believed fervently in life after death due to the passing of his son, but when Houdini started a public campaign to expose fake mediums, they broke up.