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TIL that for decades universities and automobile manufacturers have used human cadavers to get realistic crash test results.

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Z84RY TIL An Inmate sued Himself for $5 Million dollars for commiting a crime that went against his religious beliefs -- He demanded the state pay the damages because he had no money himself
a866b TIL Freddie Mercury’s introductory scatting vocal on "Under Pressure" was improvised during an experiment suggested by David Bowie, as Brian May recalls it: "David said, 'Okay, let’s each of us go in the vocal booth and sing how we think the melody should go and we’ll compile a vocal out of that.'"
5YEmB TIL that in 1930, the Soviet Union built a plant to make polybutadiene, a synthetic rubber used for tires, out of ethanol from potatoes
N7oee TIL Ancient romans used to sell their pee, to be turned into ammonia for a variety of uses. Vespasian imposed a tax on urine collection, and responding to those who found it disgusting, he coined the phrase "Pecunia non olet"(money doesn't stink)
R5nV9 TIL Jason David Frank's role as Tommy was originally slated for a few episodes. Considering how popular he became, the Green Ranger went on to become a more permanent member of the show. JDF has the longest run of any Power Ranger cast member, with a total of 217 episodes under his belt