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TIL the Beetlejuice sequel nearly featured the Deetz family moving to Hawaii, building a resort on an ancient burial ground, and Beetlejuice winning a surf contest with magic.

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e0DKE TIL there was once a LEGO game in devolpement that would allow people to make anything they wanted out of Lego bricks, but it was never completed because they couldn’t stop people making dicks, even with a dedicated ‘dong detection’ team.
QAL9 TIL that the word bedlam originated from Bethlehem. Shortened to Bethlem and pronounced Bedlam by the locals, the English hospital was known for housing primarily “lunatic” patients and is the oldest psychiatric hospital in the world.
W75eB TIL one of the biggest drug busts in the world was in Sylmar, CA. 20 tons of cocaine, worth $6 billion and about 5% of the world’s annual production, was left unguarded and secured with a $6 padlock.
5YVrD You know the smell. It’s hard to describe, but the second you step on an airplane, a flood of familiarity flies up your nostrils. Airplane smell is equal parts comforting and off-putting. And it’s actually a little bit dangerous. But what is it exactly?
pYd8b TIL That coconut water, being almost identical to blood plasma, can be used as a plasma substitute. During World War II, many soldiers in the Pacific were saved through emergency transfusion using coconut water as replacement for intravenous plasma.