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TIL the Tampa Bay Lightning (NHL team) installed two Tesla coils in its stadium in 2011, just so they could shoot lightning whenever they scored a goal.

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4XV4b TIL 'Karate Kid' villain Billy Zabka is still best friends with the Cobra Kais
rRAly TIL The Bond Movie trope of James Bond scuba diving somewhere, surfacing, then removing the wetsuit to reveal an unblemished full tuxedo, was inspired by a WW2 Dutch Spy who used the technique to sneak into Nazi-controlled Netherlands.
b9x1Z TIL that with a budget of 11 billion dollars the NYPD would be the 27th highest budgeted military in the world
84wZ TIL living near coal-fired power stations exposes people to higher radiation doses than living near nuclear plants
0wRYN TIL In the Rolling Stones’ hit gimme shelter, Merry Clayton sung so forcefully you can hear her voice crack and Mick go ‘Woo!’ (3.02) Shortly after leaving the studio, Merry had a miscarriage and couldn’t listen to the song for years