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TIL the most dangerous category of the Guinness Book of Records is the Banzai Skydive - a diver throws his parachute at 10,000 ft and attempts to secure it.

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p8mB4 TIL that Medical Bills and illness account for 2/3 of the bankruptcy filings in the US.
VMLbQ TIL that in the movie Noah's Ark, filmed in 1928, the flood scene at the movie's climax was created by actually dumping 600,000 gallons of water onto the set. Three extras drowned and many suffered broken bones. This led to the introduction of safety regulations for movie stunts in 1929.
OgdY TIL a civil rights group dedicated to ending the stereotypes about Italian-Americans was led by a mafia boss
v1Nd8 TIL that Matthew Perry and Jennifer Aniston made a video guide for Microsoft about how to use Windows 95
NXr9P TIL that in China, there is a problem with "gutter oil", which refers to recycled oil and is often oil that is actually scooped out of sewers and taken to a refinement facility. The oil then ends up sold at a discounted price, often to restaurants, and is visually very similar to new oil.