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TIL there is no evidence that a first responder has actually experienced an fentanyl overdose from accidental exposure

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VMMrG TIL Hollywood briefly experimented with an interactive movie format akin to "Choose Your Own Adventure" books. Back to the Future co-writer Bob Gale wrote a film and directed a film called "Mr. Payback" in which audience members were able to choose what happened next. The results were disastrous.
L8v0 TIL of Vladimir Komarov. When the Soyouz Spacecraft catastrophically failed in orbit, he impossibly managed to manually pilot the craft to re-enter Earth’s orbit, only to perish because both the main AND backup parachutes failed. He died “cursing those who had put him inside a botched spaceship”.
xeng TIL The vibrator was the fifth domestic product to be electrified and became so a decade before the vacuum and Iron
grZ79 TIL musician Frank Zappa's father worked at the Aberdeen Proving Ground where chemical weapons were tested. The family had to store gas masks in the house. This led to Zappa's work frequently referencing biological warfare, disease, and the defense industry.
NXkKP TIL Washington State's admission to the union was delayed because the governor forgot to sign the state constitution.