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TIL the Japanese attacked California in WWII in the Bombardment of Ellwood

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rN9Xw TIL after the death of Bruce Lee in 1973, film industries in Hong Kong, Taiwan, and South Korea raced to find his replacement in order to build off of his legacy. This period, later known as 'Bruceploitation', would feature actors with screen names like Bruce Li, Bruce Lai, Brute Lee, etc.
yGbe TIL Alan B. Shepard Jr., the first American in space, was grounded from spaceflight for the next 10 years due to an inner-ear disorder. When he was finally cured and chosen to walk on the moon, NASA headquarters grounded him again - from Apollo 13.
xYD5 TIL During the entire Lord of the Rings film trilogy, Legolas only speaks directly to Frodo once, saying: “And you have my bow.”
ekb5 TIL that Amish men don’t wear wedding rings. Instead they grow their beards out. A married man shaving his beard is like lying about his relationship status.
WbmN TIL there is a new drug called PreP which HIV neg people can take so they can “safely” have unprotected sex with HIV pos people and it reduces the risk of becoming infected by 90%.