Post * b9rlE — Curious Curator

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TIL the Chinese Government claims only ≈200 were killed during the Tiananmen Square protests, though, recent findings indicate over 10,000+ were massacred.

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v1Z0R TIL that it is impossible to predict the paths of colliding billiard balls after only a few collisions. Tiny differences in initial positions accumulate to such a degree that by the sixth or seventh collision even the force of gravity from people standing near the pool table changes the outcome.

VBG00 TIL Bret Easton Ellis recorded an unusable audio commentary track for the DVD release of "The Rules of Attraction" under the influence of cocaine and tequila. The DVD was instead released with commentary from Carrot Top, who had nothing to do with the making of the film.

neB8W TIL that in 1975 A Clockwork Orange author Anthony Burgess wrote an early draft script for The Spy Who Loved Me which climaxed with James Bond using acupuncture to foil hippy terrorists

MeRg0 TIL that Pres. Hoover once ordered the US army to attack US veterans. In 1932, 17,000 unemployed WWI vets camped at the Washington Mall to demand payment owed to them. Hoover ordered the army to clear the camp, so the veterans were attacked with bayonets, tear gas, and tanks.

WQv8 TIL that in 1999, US forces bombed a Chinese embassy, killing 3 ambassadors and injuring 20. The incident was blamed on outdated maps. China never accepted the US explanation, and it was later revealed that the CIA actually had accurate maps.