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TIL That Ron Gilbert, the original writer and director of "The Secret of Monkey Island" worked as a story consultant for TellTale Game's "Tales of Monkey Island" but was credited as "The Visiting Professor of Monkeyology"

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j6bn TIL a scientist allowed 78 bees, wasps and ants sting him to produce a ‘pain index’. he described the bullet ant’s sting as like fire-walking over flaming charcoal with a 3-inch rusty nail grinding into your heel.
nM89 TIL That between the 50’s and 80’s big companies produced “Industrial Musicals” that were only for employees to boost morale. The Bathrooms are Coming is considered to be one of the best.
4knra TIL of Kevin Budden, who caught a deadly taipan by hand and hitchhiked to town still holding the snake. He lost his grip and was bitten, but bagged the snake and made the driver promise to get it to researchers. Kevin died the next day, but the snake was used to create the first taipan antivenom.
16kx4 TIL the Spanish pueblo which eventually became modern-day Los Angeles was originally called El Pueblo de Nuestra Señora la Reina de los Ángeles del Río de Porciúncula
b9dW9 Today I learned Steve McQueen was one of the pallbearers at Bruce Lee's funeral.