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TIL That Jackie Chan and his stunt team are blacklisted by all insurance companies, forcing him to pay for all costs out of his own pocket | Jackie voluntarily agreed to pay for the cost of the injuries sustained during a stunt for the entire life of the injured team member

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lojr5 TIL of the "Iculanibokoloa", or Fijian Cannibal Fork, used by Fijian Royalty to Consume Human Flesh.
69nJ TIL In Japan people literally work themselves to death so often that they have a term for it. Karoshi
l4nV TIL Dale Irby a PE teacher in Dallas (Texas, USA) who wore the exact same polyester shirt and knit sweater vest for the past 40 years of yearbook photos.
MedvB TIL about Orphan Drugs. Drug needed for diseases/conditions so rare there is zero profitability for drug companies to develop, so governments have to step in and fund them.
LQ060 TIL of the Order of the Solar Temple, a New Age cult that claimed to be founded on the ideals of the Knights Templar. In 1994, they were responsible for the death of a 3 month old baby in Quebec; some time after, many members committed mass suicide in France, Switzerland and Canada.