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5YZj8 TIL: 3 out of the 4 CSI series' main characters are actually based on real life scientists or detectives. CSI: NY is the only one truly fictional
xVyJD TIL about Ten Cent Beer Night, a MLB promotion on June, 4, 1974, between the Cleveland Indians and Texas Rangers, at Cleveland Stadium, leading to a riot between the teams and fans. Cleveland’s manager sent his team on to the field, with bats, in order to protect the Texas team from drunken fans.
VMBLG Do not be fooled by its adorable name—the cookiecutter shark attacks by suctioning its lips to the flesh of its victims, spins, and ejects a cylindrical plug of flesh from its prey!
8agBZ TIL The Uniform Monday Holiday Act (Pub.L. 90–363, 82 Stat. 250) is an Act of Congress that amended the federal holiday provisions of the United States Code to establish the observance of certain holidays on Mondays (including Memorial Day, formerly May 30th). Signed: 6/28/1968; Effective: 1/1/1971
bKN7 TIL that a single helmet for the Air Force’s new F-35 fighter costs over $400,000