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TIL there is a company in Las Vegas that hires private planes specifically for people to join the “Mile High Club”

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E1vNd TIL there is a correlation between toilet mold/rings and diabetes due to high blood sugar levels which causes the body to release glucose through the urinal stream, therefore giving more fuel for mold growth.
e0GwL TIL that James McAvoy was so addicted to playing Oblivion that it affected his work on the movie Becoming Jane, so he put the game disc on a gas stove and watched it burn and melt
R5RdQ TIL that the famous “Halloween” theme by John Carpenter actually originated from an exercise his father taught him on the Bongos in 1961, the beating out of 5-4 time. He transposed the technique to piano, and thus the theme song was born. Three days later, Carpenter had the entire soundtrack done.
a8JkZ TIL That oxygen turns into a liquid when frozen, at ‑297 degrees F (‑183 C). This liquification compresses it and allows it to fit in a smaller, lighter tank.
m18Yo TIL that Canada has actual legal currency that is a coin with a 3-D golden Superman bursting through it. One coin is worth $1200 CAD