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e0D4n TIL the movie Jack and Jill won an award in all 10 categories at the 32nd Golden Raspberry awards. This included Adam Sandler winning in BOTH worst actor and worst actress categories.
7oKx TIL the Cleveland Indians once had a “10 cent beer night” that ended in the crowd rioting and attacking the players and umpires. Players and coaches used baseball bats to fend off the rioting fans.
OKKg TIL that a blackout in New York City (1977) contributed to the growth of hip hop music as looting allowed a number of people to get access to expensive DJ equipment from electronic stores. From this moment on, Hip Hop, barely known outside the Bronx, grew at an astounding rate.
8ekEX TIL a very small proportion of people have two copies of a mutant form of the CCR5 gene, which makes them greatly resistant to acquiring HIV / AIDS.
rNNbo TIL during WW2, Germany experimented with rocket powered submarines. They could reach underwater speeds of 28.1 knots (52.0 km/h; 32.3 mph).