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TIL Ray Charles's final film role was a guest star in, "Blue's Clues: Blue's Big Musical Movie."(2000) prior to his death four years later in 2004.

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gYJX TIL that Eliahu Itzkovitz’s family was murdered in the Holocaust by a guard named Stănescu. When he learned that Stănescu was serving in the French Foreign Legion, Itzkovitz deserted from the Israeli Navy, joined the Legion, became Stănescu’s trusted subordinate, and gunned him down
xV5rk TIL that "Lethal White" syndrome is an autosomal genetic disorder that is most common in American Paint Horses where foals are born all white with blue eyes and appear to be normal but internally they have a non functioning colon which results in a very painful death after only a few days.
780Rx TIL of the “Squeeze”, which was a type of accident in the early days of diving causing a catastrophic loss of pressure in the diving suit of the diver. The immense pressure would suck the skin and organs up into the heavy copper diving helmet, leaving the bones and straps of flesh in the diving suit
j6oDn TIL Heat stroke can lead to septic shock, necrosis, and multi-organ failure
9WQX TIL when asked if he knew his IQ, Stephen Hawking responded “I have no idea. People who boast about their IQ are losers”