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TIL there's an R-rated director's cut of Galaxy Quest with raunchy language and sex scenes.

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x6bEw TIL that there is an official world record for time traveling. It's held by cosmonaut Sergei Krikalev, who has spent 803 days total in orbit around Earth. According to Einstein's theories of relativity, this would mean Sergei effectively has travelled about 0.02 seconds forward in time.
9OEp TIL that Antonio Buehler was arrested and assaulted by the Austin PD for taking pictures of a police officer abusing a woman during a DUI arrest
p8eQA TIL That In 1996 during an SAS training exercise 21 year old Bear Grylls broke his back after falling from 16,000 feet due to a torn parachute. His surgeon said it was questionable whether he would ever walk again. 2 years later he climbed Mt. Everest
pYBZG TIL Billiards was originally played with a mace, a curved wooden head attached to a narrow handle, which was used to push the ball rather than strike it.
OoL76 TIL Warren Buffet bet $2,222,278 that, over a ten-year period, the S&P 500 will outperform a portfolio of funds of hedge funds when performance is measured on a basis net of fees, costs and expenses. He won.