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TIL A man, Denver Lee St. Clair died after being subjected to an atomic wedgie by his 33 year old stepson

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jERN TIL that lobster used to be considered “cockroaches of the sea.” It was fed to prisoners and apprentices, and was used as fish bait.
Z8ZQR TIL that Peter Cullen — voice actor for Optimus Prime, the Predator, and many other voices in film — came up with the Predator's clicking sound because he was coughing blood after voicing King Kong's roars and couldn't do a traditional monster sound.
jlpE TIL Doritos were invented at Disneyland
BrXBW TIL it is physically impossible for a person to open an airplane’s emergency exit mid-flight.
Gdw7 TIL Japan deployed 9,000+ fire balloons against the US in WW2. Japan’s citizens were informed of thousands of casualties and huge fires. In reality, less than 300 of the intercontinental balloons reached american, only 6 people died and most americans did not know they existed.