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TIL the actor who had won the most Golden Raspberries (Razzies) is Sylvester Stallone with 12 wins

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jvLX TIL there was a renowned deaf-mute baseball player in the early 20th century named “Dummy” Taylor. He was the highest paid deaf person of the 1900’s and was also known as the comedian of the Giants, coaching at third base in rubber boots when an umpire refused to call a game due to rain.
p8QNQ TIL in World War II, U.S. Navy ship accidentally got in proximity with the Japanese ship, Someone decided to throw potatoes in panic. Japanese thought they were grenades and they threw it back which resulted in a potato fight. While they were distracted, the U.S. successfully sunk the enemy ship.
E1vV0 TIL that Sony's Playstation only came to be because Nintendo ended development on an extension for their SNES
YQOG TIL that in the 16th century, Christians called the Anabaptists did not partake in infant baptism, instead believing that only free-willed adults could decide for themselves to be baptized. They were persecuted and killed.
l709K TIL The remains of the iconic train crash from the movie The Fugitive can still be found rusting along the Great Smoky Railroad as a tourist attraction in Dillsboro, North Carolina.