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TIL the phrase “balls out” has nothing to do with testicles, but rather with early steam engine components.

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nWmeY TIL about actor Rip Torn, who, while off his guts on drugs and lack of sleep, attacked writer Norman Mailer with a hammer. On camera.
rRZ5e TIL that Hooters once had their own airline, Hooters Air, which eventually fell through costing the company an estimated $30 million.
NZMe TIL that the Indian Pipe plant is one of the rare plants which doesn’t contain chlorophyll and thus doesn’t photosynthesize, getting all its energy from fungi.
yeLl TIL that a man robbed a bank for $1 so he could be arrested and sent to jail for free medical health care.
ANWjg TIL the story John Thompson. A young boy who became famous overnight after having both his arms ripped off in a farming accident in 1992. He survived and had both arms successfully reattached and can still use them.