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TIL that Bill Murray did NOT actually shred the Ghostbusters 3 script, and he remains good friends with Dan Aykroyd

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16nbr TIL Waist chop or waist cutting, also known as cutting in two at the waist, was a form of execution used in ancient China. As its name implies, it involved the condemned being sliced in two at the waist by an executioner.
8LGZ TIL that from 1985-2005, LAPD shot at more than 465 dogs, killing at least 200 and wounding at least 140. From 1990-2005, NYPD officers officers had shot at 803 dogs.
695QQ Today I learned that the company CommerceOne was worth $21.5 Billion in 2000 and sold for less than $20 million in 2004
KOpmR TIL that in the Iron Age, Yahweh was the storm-and-warrior deity of the Israelites, who lead the heavenly army against Israel's enemies. At the time, he was worshipped alongside a variety of other gods and goddesses, but over time they were merged or progressively thrown away
bQK9 TIL Sniper bullets can hit targets so far away that the sniper needs to take the spin of the Earth into account (The Coriolis Drift)