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TIL Forrest Gump is being preserved as a culturally significant part of human history.

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neKyd TIL in WW2 the U.S military initially recommended adding armor to areas of aircraft with the most bullet holes. However due to survivorship bias - where people or things that do not make it past a selection process are not factored into a decision - those were places that already had enough armor.
BrY9L TIL Richard Ramirez was sentenced to die in California's gas chamber. He stated to reporters after the death sentences, "Big deal. Death always went with the territory. See you in Disneyland." He later died of complications from B cell lymphoma while awaiting execution.
OoDo7 TIL that Joe Perry sold his 1959 Gibson Les Paul during his 1982 divorce. Later he found the guitar was owned by Slash. Perry called Slash and bugged him for years, offering to pay more than the guitar's worth. Years later at Joe's 50th birthday party, Slash finally gave him the guitar as a gift.
rNW00 TIL Transylvania (known for Dracula), isn't a country but a part of Romania.
VMEy8 TIL that some chimpanzees have been observed sharpening sticks with their teeth and using them as spears to hunt small mammals.