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TIL James Cameron saved Guillermo del Toro’s father from Mexican kidnappers by paying the $1,000,000 ransom

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M7mEV TIL in 2014 a man who survived a motorcycle accident left his doctors shocked when they found his heart had turned 90 degrees to the right & was no longer on his left side. His injuries caused a buildup of air pressure in his chest & once it was removed his heart returned to its original position.
69yww TIL: There’s a significant record of Sexually Active Popes
QJybd TIL a group of US soldiers used to kill teenagers in the Afghanistan for fun. Pictures can be seen of them smiling with their "trophy" just like people used to do with wild animal killings
W708N TIL It's hokey-pokey in North America, Australia, and Ireland, hokey-cokey in the UK, and hokey-tokey in New Zealand
OOr4 TIL Former NASCAR Driver Tim Flock had a Monkey Co-pilot named “Jocko Flocko”. He is recognized as the only winning Monkey in NASCAR History