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TIL Marvel’s Ghost Rider character is as strong as, if not stronger than, The Hulk

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0wbXy TIL that the mitochondria is the powerhouse of the cell
9JyQ TIL there’s a experimental project in Stockholm, Sweden where you can sign up to recieve a SMS if there is a cardiac arrest nearby (500 m), so you can get there before the ambulance and perform CPR. 9500 people have signed up, and they reach the location faster in 54% of the cases.
aaR9 TIL George Orwell worked writing propaganda during World War II, and the experience helped shape his novel 1984
WByo TIL the prosthetic make-up Jim Carrey wore for the grinch took about 8 hours to apply. Carrey felt so horribly confined and uncomfortable in the latex skin he needed counseling from a CIA agent who taught him torture-resistance techniques.
gWnW TIL that the creators of the movie “Alien” purposely littered penis-shaped objects (including the alien itself), and references to rape throughout the movie