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TIL Max Brooks (The Zombie Survival Guide, World War Z) is Mel Brooks' (Blazing Saddles, Spaceballs) son

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EgVKX TIL about Matthias Schlitte who used his genetic disorder Klippel-Trénaunay-Weber Syndrome, an overgrowth of tissues and bones, to his advantage to be crowned arm wrestling world champion in the 70-kilogram class in 2022.
V5dZ TIL During ‘Brainstorm’ filming, Natalie Wood drowned while on a boat with Robert Wagner and Christopher Walken. Wood’s body was discovered 1Mile away and small dinghy found nearby. The autopsy showed bruises on her body and arms as well as an abrasion on her left cheek.
5YDmD TIL of The Irish Sweepstakes, est. 1930, which sold lottery tickets internationally to fund Irish hospitals, and prizes won via horse races. The US, where gambling was illegal at the time, bought the most tickets.
DpLg TIL only 8% of the world’s currency is physical money, the rest only exists on computers.
RL6a TIL A fully loaded Kindle weighs 10^-18 grams more than an empty one