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TIL that Peter Benchley regret writing "JAWS". He later devoted himself to ocean conservation.

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R988 TIL: Russian Special Forces use a knife that fires a bullet out of the bottom of the hilt. The “safe” way to fire involves holding the blade to absorb recoil.
8araG TIL that alcohol content is referred to as "proof" because it was originally lit on fire to prove its alcohol content so it could be taxed at a higher rate for the government.
vZbr TIL the US representative of the WHO had a publication discontinued after it said that cocaine used occasionally does not typically lead to severe or even minor physical or social problems because it failed to reinforce proven drug control approaches.
xKmw TIL at it’s top speed of 254 MPH, the Bugatti Veyron averages only 3 MPG.
V708 TIL Pablo Escobar was regarded as the wealthiest criminal in history, with an estimated net-worth of US$30 billion by the early 1990s