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TIL Adam Driver (Kylo Ren) was a US Marine

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WBXN TIL Johnny Cash nearly destroyed an entire species. When Johnny Cash’s truck overheated and went up in flames, he decided to step aside instead of call for help. As a result, a square mile of the forest was burned and 50% of the California Condors bird species were killed. He was fined $82,000
LQOYZ TIL NBA legend Kareem Abdul-Jabbar agreed to appear in the movie "Airplane!" on the condition he be paid $35,000..the exact price of a rug he wanted to purchase.
Q8BX TIL A guy called Art Bell radio show claiming he worked for Area 51, moments later the radio transmitter mysteriously was shut down
Qaxd TIL there’s a ladder that hasn’t been moved in centuries because of a religious dispute.
1Wvr Today I Learned that Niagara Falls fell silent one day in the 1800’s, the water just stopped flowing for 30-40 hours. This happened late at night and those who lived near the falls were very surprised with how erie silent it was all of a sudden.