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TIL That while shooting Resident Evil there was an accident that injured 16 people. First responders to the scene thought there was a catastrophe and had trouble assessing the injuries due to the victims zombie costumes.

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BrgKk TIL in 1830 students at Yale revolted over the introduction of chalk boards
E1ZdP TIL 35% of the deaths of Russian men under the age of 55 are linked to excessive vodka drinking. Almost 25% of Russian men die before the age of 60, compared to 10% of American men and 7% of men in the UK.
8Am8 TIL : Iran was set to be a democracy, but the US and UK joined forces to return Iran to an absolute monarchy. All for a UK corporation’s best interests.
78PmP TIL that according to former employees, the painter Thomas Kinkade, known for his enormously popular prints and hundreds of licensed galleries, once urinated on a statue of Winnie the Pooh at Disneyland, and repeatedly shouted "codpiece" at a Las Vegas magic show until his mother calmed him down.
WpOY TIL that store-bought mayonnaise, often blamed for food poisoning, actually inhibits the growth of bacteria. Food poisoning on a picnic is almost always caused by some other ingredient, like chicken.