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TIL Jimmy Buffett saved Colin Jost's Life in 2014

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GP6g TIL that more than 20 people died in 1998 after being given synthetic blood in an FDA approved ‘no consent study’. Patients were selected at the accident scene or en route to the hospital to receive the fake blood.
0B51 TIL of former billionaire Chuck Feeney who secretly gave away his $8 billion fortune over many years until a business dispute inadvertently revealed his identity. He gave away his last $7 million in 2016.
o08K Til There are no freezers or microwaves in In-N-Out restaurants
x6lpw TIL that James Dean's emotional performance in East Eden was improvised. He was supposed to only walk away in distress but James instinctively embraced his character's father. Raymond Massey who was playing the father's part, was too surprised that he could only respond "Cal! Cal!"
loYZ5 TIL the animatronic T-Rex in Jurassic Park (1993) occasionally malfunctioned due to rain and would randomly spring to life, scaring the crap out of the crew eating lunch