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BrE1r TIL in Washinton State in 1995 an irate deer hunter shot down a helicopter with an arrow.
4Xe9N TIL that after replacing River Phoenix (untimely death) for the role of Daniel Malloy in the movie Interview with a Vampire, Christian Slater donated his entire salary to Phoenix's favorite charitable organizations.
yV898 TIL that Son Heung Min (Heung Min Son) makes a cameo in the new Spider-Man movie
1N4V TIL the crack of the Apatosaurus dinosaur’s tail tip would have released 2,000 times more energy than comes off a bullwhip, and the sound would have been over 200 decibels, a cannonlike boom traveling across the Mesozoic landscape for miles. This ability is believed to be due to sexual selection.
AD4Rg TIL the Indian pipe plant, also known as the ghost plant, contains and needs no chlorophyll giving it it's "ghost-like" appearance and allowing it to grow in the darkest parts of forests.