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TIL actor Dan Richter, the lead man-ape in "2001: A Space Odyssey", had the status of a “legal” drug addict in England, and injected a doctor-prescribed combination of heroin and cocaine up to 7 times daily. When he needed additional stimulation, he always had state-supplied crystal meth on hand

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JYAZv TIL in the early 19th century, railroads were often built with iron straps, which had a tendency to come loose and impale passengers through the floor of railroad cars. They were known as "snake heads".
yV8Xe TIL about the Oceanic White Tip, the only shark to be known to deliberately prey upon humans (as opposed to biting them).
W7eeY TIL that the United States Air Force along with the UN carpet bombed Korea for years, specifically targeting civilian structures, and destroyed ~85 percent of all buildings. It is estimated that 20 percent of the entire (north and south) population died as a result of the war.
95j6 TIL: T-Rex that appears in an offline mode on chrome is actually a game! 1. Disconnect your Internet. 2. Try to open any site. 3. A T-Rex appears with a Reload button. 4. Press spacebar 5. Enjoy the game. Now waste your time even when you are offline.
e0B94 TIL on May 25, 2000, Philippines Airlines flight 812 was hijacked by a man who robbed the passengers of their valuables and then asked the pilot to depressurise the plane so that he could jump out. He was pushed by a flight attendant out from the plane and his body was found three days later.