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Today I learned about “blading”. WWE wrestlers would cut themselves while on the ground to make fake injuries appear real.

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78Gx7 TIL That one of the legs of The Stratosphere in Las Vegas has a bend in it that doesn’t affect structural integrity
LQWxp TIL: over 600 US planes crashed in a remote region of the Himalayas whilst delivering supplies to Chinese forces over "the hump"
4DKX TIL After the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, but before Japan’s surrender, the United States was preparing 7 additional atomic bombs ready to use as early as August 19th, 1945.
e0D1n TIL in 2011 a man was arrest for clapping during a protest, despite having one arm. A mute person was also arrested for shouting anti-gov slogans
G9AJ TIL a US Navy SEAL suffered through 30 minutes of agonizing hell to save his teammates from an exploding grenade. Not a karma whoring attempt, I just really want people to remember this guy