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TIL of the Boyd-Parker Torture Tree, where two American Revolutionary War soldiers slowly removed their own intestines.

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YEQZ TIL On British Airways Flight 5390 the Captain was sucked out of the cockpit when a faulty window blew out at 17,300 ft. With only his legs remaining in the plane, the quick thinking crew held onto him for 22 minutes till they safely landed. He survived.
kB91 TIL the creators of Superman invented him first as a villain who looked like Lex Luthor.
m1lMO TIL in Wisconsin your first DUI is only a civil offence. and not a felony until your fourth.
5VOQ8 TIL Japan slaughtered all the animals in Tokyo zoo during WW2 worried that they’ll escape in case of US/UK air attacks
N7mG1 TIL "The 1 Second Film" is a film project intending to feature 1 second of animation followed by 1 hour of credits. $1 or above donors to the film's crowdfund received a producer credit, this caused havoc as the IMDb listing reached over 3,000 producers. Ultimately the film was removed from IMDb.