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TIL that the old man on the cross in the music video for “Heart-Shaped Box” by Nirvana had bowel cancer during filming and at one point his stomach burst open, leading to him being taken off set in an ambulance. The band members and the director then sat in silence for an hour.

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jNoZj TIL Japanese prime minister Kantarō Suzuki narrowly escaped assassination. The bullet remained inside his body for the rest of his life, and was only revealed upon his cremation. Suzuki was opposed to Japan's war with the United States, before and throughout World War II
D1RZP Today I learned that the Ottoman Empire executed the last ruler of the First Saudi state while he was forced to listen to lute music which he forbade listening to.
KdKG TIL in the 1960s the USAF brought cats into a weightless environment
epM8E TIL that I can use Photoshop generative fill online and for free.
7rg5Z TIL of Ben Sliney, who started his new job on 9/11/2001 and had to make the decision to ground every flight across the US airspace