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TIL the original title of Hellraiser apparently was going to be "Sadomasochists From Beyond The Grave"

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kOAD7 TIL that the survival rate on the Titanic was 50% for children and 75% for women but only 20% for men.
MeND0 TIL that in Love Actually Olivia Olsen's voice sounded so good when she sang "All I Want for Christmas Is You" that the director made her train her voice to sound more "believable" so people didn't think she was just lip syncing over Mariah Carey's original track.
pbXG TIL customer loyalty cards that start with two “free” stamps/punches out of 10 are more than twice as likely to be used than 8-stamp cards.
n1Er TIL that cheap yo-yos can spin approximately 10-20 seconds, with a record of nearly 4 minutes, while professional ball bearing yo-yos can spin for 1-4 minutes, with a record of just over 21 minutes.
wLYPo TIL if all arteries, veins, and capillaries of the a person's circulatory system were laid end to end, not only would that person be dead, but their blood vessels could stretch around the Earth nearly two and a half times (60,000 miles/100,000 km).