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TIL that chickens can and have killed

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VBQpm TIL when the show "Cops" was originally developed, the idea was to have the cameras follow the police officers home to get insight into their personal lives
pYQk8 TIL that during the Apollo 11 mission, Buzz Aldrin broke off the engine-arm circuit breaker inside the Lunar Module and, needing to rearm the ascent engine to get off the Moon. He used the non-conductive tip of a felt-tip pen to complete the circuit and enable liftoff.
6E69Y TIL that the tornado in 'The Wizard of Oz' is just a 35 foot stocking blown by artificial wind and dirt held up by a "gantry" on a set - the gantry cost more than the whole anticipated budget for the entire scene; $218,347.23 in todays money.
YVlZ TIL:While in a fight, an Oklahoma man gave his stepfather an ‘atomic wedgie’, causing death by asphyxiation. When interviewed he said:” Man, I did a horrible thing when I gave him that wedgie.”
jpDp TIL that when Apollo 11 landed on the moon, it only had about 25 seconds of fuel left.