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TIL a man once fell into the water of the Universal Studios Jaws ride and nearly reamed by the mechanical shark. Passengers on the boat thought it was part of the ride but the man suffered injuries and sued the park.

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d9MK TIL that during a US nuclear test, a 2000 lb steel plate was blasted off the top of a test shaft at a speed of 41 miles/second. That is six times escape velocity.
NGVM TIL that the Russian military has a sledgehammer in case the safe with the nuclear launch codes in it doesn’t open
b9p6a TIL Mathematician Leonard Euler was so prolific and original that some of his discoveries have been named after the first person to have proved it after Euler
BQlk TIL that contrary to popular belief, King Mongkut of Siam’s proposed gift of elephants to Abraham Lincoln was not meant to be used to combat the Confederacy, but rather to create a feral pack of elephants in the US for future use.
VdwD TIL that actor Paul Newman founded the food company Newman’s Own, which donated 100% of its after-tax profits to charity.