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TIL that the first looping “roller coaster” was tested with sandbags, monkeys, flowers, eggs and glasses of water before allowing humans on.

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gM9BL TIL about Old Friends Senior Dog Sanctuary, a non-profit organization dedicated to supporting old puppers in need of senior care by providing 100% vet care, food, and fostering. AND it's free if you want to adopt.
jNJ1R TIL Princess Diana was the first prominent public figure in the UK to be pictured holding the hand of a person with AIDS in his hospital bed, an action which helped to change perceptions on AIDS victims.
v1p4j TIL Dwayne Johnson studied both criminology and physiology at the University of Miami, earning degrees in both. Known as 'The Rock,' Johnson admitted that he wanted to be in the FBI or CIA. When a professor told him he needed a law degree, he indicated that he needed to "get the fuck out."
oBB6K TIL that Every Which Way But Loose (1978) once held the record for highest-grossing opening weekend of any film.
4xbR TIL that there is a special (some say secret) room at the Naples National Archaeological Museum that contains incredibly erotic art discovered during the excavations at Pompeii and Herculaneum.