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TIL that when Hans Zimmer recorded the Soundtrack for the Boxing Series, Premier Boxing Champions, he used the actual sound of guys hitting the bag or each other instead of traditional percussion

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Lk7om TIL that in East Germany a used car cost more than the same model cost brand new.
x9K1 TIL Sean Connery once managed to win a fight single-handedly against six gang members before his acting career took off.
xbN5 TIL the flag of Bikini Atoll is symbolic of the islanders’ belief that a debt is still owed by the U.S. to the atoll because of the thermonuclear detonations on the islands.
wpy6 TIL in 1996 a model airplane fan was flying a plane at a Dublin park when the controller died and the plane flew off on its own. It flew five miles, ran out of fuel, and glided to a landing… on a runway at Dublin Airport
jD6R TIL that 7 years ago a man designed a Euthanasia Roller Coaster. It pulled 10 g’s and was designed to both thrill and kill 24 passengers at a time.