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TIL that one of the original titles considered for the first Fast & Furious movie was "Race Wars"

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bnN4 TIL that in the 60s, the US military secretly sprayed (possibly radioactive) experimental chemicals, like zinc cadmium, on thousands of residents of poor neighborhoods in St. Louis, without their knowledge or consent, to see what would happen
OGEOR TIL over 30 years ago, Paul McCartney agreed to be in an episode of the Simpsons in part if the producers met his demand that Lisa Simpson becoming a vegetarian would be a permanent part of the series moving forward. They agreed and Lisa met Paul and Linda on Apu’s rooftop garden, in the shade.
J1lBB TIL of Frederick Fleet who survived the sinking of the Titanic, WW1 and WW2, to die by suicide in 1965 at the age of 77.
gM7D8 TIL studies showed that meditation can have a lot of positive effects on the brain, but they depend on the type of meditation. Some helps with multitasking, others reduce stress hormones.
WkOQA TIL garter snakes are actually mildly venomous. Nevertheless, they are incapable of seriously harming a human—though rarely, their bites have caused some swelling and bruising.