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TIL: Nazi doctor Josef Mengele's bones used in Brazil forensic medicine courses

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VMV5G TIL on the Friday that Fight Club was released theatrically in the US, Rosie O'Donnell revealed on her TV show that she had already seen it while urging her viewers not to watch it and spoiling the ending.
XEZP8 TIL that Republic of Chad, fought and defeated Libyan occupation using 400+ Toyoto pickups. The trucks were fitted with compact anti-tank guided missile systems, resulting in the war being called 'Toyoto War'
vZER TIL that the disclaimer “No animals were harmed during the making of this film” can be put on movies, even if animals died during the production, as long as cameras weren’t rolling at the time.
YpelP TIL that David Bowie was injured in his eye and developed a condition called anisocoria, where one pupil is a different size than the other. He was injured in a fight over a girl.
1aEnr TIL Lego started by copying their product and designs from Hilary Fisher Page's Kiddicraft Blocks, eventually driving him to suicide after his company was ruined