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TIL of a failed 1996 space rocket launch that flew directly into a village and China tried to cover up

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yVPYM TIL that Darryl Sabara (Juni from Spy Kids) is married to Meghan Trainor.
VyKm TIL a 1970s high school art project ceramic jug, found in a barn covered with chicken poop, was mistakenly identified as 19th century work and priced at $50,000 on Antiques Road Show.
OoanY TIL in 1989 a US student on spring break in Mexico was kidnapped and used as a human sacrifice by a drug cartel / cult. This is the inspiration for the 2007 movie Borderland.
NXe4Q TIL that members of Black Sabbath almost killed their drummer Bill Ward, by painting him in gold paint and lacquer when he passed out after a night of drinking.
0eR5 TIL there is a message on the Fight Club DVD from Tyler Durden that lasts for one second: “Get out of your apartment. Meet a member of the opposite sex. Stop the excessive shopping and masturbation. Quit your job. Start a fight. Prove you’re alive.”