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TIL Evel Knievel has the record for “most bones broken in a lifetime” with 433.

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YpaOB TIL that the wife of George Lucas, Marcia Lucas, won an Oscar in 1977 for Best Film Editing in Star Wars. To date, George Lucas has won zero Oscars.
5GXB TIL that in 2001, Ed Toutant lost “Who Wants to Be a Millionaire” due to an error in a question. When this was discovered, he was invited back on and ended up winning $1.86 million.
5YQbR TIL Bob Barker plans to die broke after giving all his money to Animal Foundations/Rescues
8bka TIL that during 9/11, the Russian government canceled military exercises in the North Atlantic, Pacific, and Arctic Oceans, in order to avoid provoking the US, which had raised it’s military alert readiness to DEFCON 3
8e0LP TIL that Randy Weaver was awarded $3.1 million over the 1992 Ruby Ridge standoff.