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TIL the painting "The Scream" was stolen the same day as the opening of the 1994 Olympics; the thieves left a note saying "thanks for the poor security"

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nWvMo TIL during sling load operations with helicopters, a dangerous amount of static can build up on the airframe so one of the loaders has to use a discharge wand hooked to a grounding stake or they will receive a fatal electric shock.
XE71Q TIL that on a small field outside of the town of Cromwell in the South Island of New Zealand is a beetle called the Cromwell Chafer (Prodontria lewisi). The beetle is found nowhere else on the planet. The entire species can be found on a 81 hectare nature reserve.
9Yy1M TIL the city of Portland, Oregon got its name because of a coin flip between two of its settlers in 1843, each of whom wanted to name it after their respective hometowns. The other potential name for the city was Boston.
Y7Obr TIL Tom Cruise saved the American release of ‘Lock, Stock & Two Smoking Barrels’ by endorsing it at a buyer screening, launching the careers of Jason Statham, Guy Ritchie & Matthew Vaughn in the process
Z8VOv TIL that during the filming of Rocky IV, Sylvester Stallone asked Dolph Lundgren to try to knock him out. Lundgren punched him in the chest so hard that he had to go to the hospital for five days.