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TIL one of the drugs to treat Valium dependency is… Valium.
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TIL of a Nuclear Weapons Accident that occurred on March 10, 1956. A B-47 Stratojet carrying two plutonium cores was lost over the Mediterranean. Despite an extensive search, the plane and it's cargo was not located and it's fate remains unknown today.
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TIL Patrick Roach (Randy from the Trailer Park Boys) is now a Personal Consultant with an investors group
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TIL Salman Rushdie (Author of the Satanic Verses) played Super Mario World to keep his mind off of the fear of assassination.
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TIL in 1996 a man named Larry Rutman hit himself in the head with a boomerang. He successfully sued himself for US$ 300,000, with the entire payout coming from his insurance
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TIL the Inverted Cross, used in horror films as part of their imagery, especially if the film involves demonic themes, was originally associated with the martyrdom of St Peter the Apostle. He requested that his cross be upside down, as he felt unworthy of being crucified in the same manner as Jesus.