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TIL the actor for Gaston as Disney World killed himself after accidentally lighting a firework on his head

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EgnyV TIL that in 1977 Bob Marley was diagnosed with melanoma under a toenail. He rejected his doctors' advice to have his toe amputated, citing his religious beliefs. The cancer subsequently spread and he died of metastatic melanoma 4 years later, at the age of 36.
QNJJe TIL In Space there's only 9 to 12 seconds to be conscious outside airlock and humans are totally rescuable for atleast 30 seconds.
p0BA TIL the first men on the moon had to use a pen to ignite the lunar module engines and leave the lunar surface because the switch had broken off
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Jejm TIL: In 1924 the KKK planned to hold a major rally in South Bend to send a message to Notre Dame students. “Instead, the only message delivered that morning came from Notre Dame’s students, who pummeled the Klansmen as they disembarked from their train.”