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TIL there's plastic at the bottom of Mariana Trench almost 11 kms under the ocean level

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8wLX TIL that after the drummer of The Who passed out during a live performance in 1973, the lead singer asked if anyone could fill in. 19 year old Scot Halpin stepped up to the plate. They pulled him on stage and he finished the remaining 3 songs. He hadn’t played drums in over a year.
KE5E TIL there is a Norwegian group named “Fuck For Forest” who sell porn in an effort to save the world’s rainforests
bDE9 TIL of “The Green Man”, a man severely disfigured as a child who would take long walks only at night in western Pennsylvania. Urban legends at the time said he glowed green, whereas in fact he was real person who was liked by his family and neighbors.
kab7 TIL that at the 2012 London Olympics, American athlete Manteo Mitchell broke his leg 200 meters into his 400 meter leg of the race. Despite this, he finished fast enough for his team to qualify for the finals.
GA45G TIL: After Chris Benoit's double murder and suicide in 2007, doctors found that his brain was so severely damaged it resembled the brain of an 85-year-old Alzheimer's patient at only age 40, thus explaining his erratic behavior and mental state