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m1GOx TIL on hearing that the doctor asked for 10 men to hold him down so he can amputate his leg, Italian mercenary Giovanni Delle Bande Nere cheerfully declared "not even 20 could hold me" and grabbed a candle to see his leg better. After the operation, still gleeful, he declared "I am healed!"
nxJr TIL: The movie “Cabin in the Woods” was suppose to have a tie-in with the game Left 4 Dead, and even had the game’s special infected hidden in the final movie.
OJZX TIL a graduate student invented a leaf made of silk that produces oxygen.
WrVA TIL that people with one arm are exempt from switchblade laws.
yQk7X TIL that in 1355, the town of Oxford and the students of Oxford University erupted in rioting for days because some students didn't like the beer they were served and threw a pint of beer at a tavern owner. The townsfolk eventually stormed the school where 63 students and 30 locals were killed.