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TIL Bob Hoskins suffered from hallucinations during and months after filming of "Who Framed Roger Rabbit?" due to his having to interact with animated characters.

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L0v0 TIL Christmas was influenced by Saturnalia, a week long period of lawlessness that included human sacrifice, intoxication, going from house to house while singing naked, rape and other sexual license.
wgeE TIL during the Korean war, pilot James Risner chased a Russian MiG pilot back to his base in China and while flying between hangars and avoiding anti-aircraft fire, he shot it down into parked fighters.
9vnX TIL that a whitewater rafting company trained a flock of carrier pigeons to carry rolls of film containing pictures of the rafters back to the base to be developed and available for purchase by the end of the trip.
pYmOA TIL There is no antivenin for Blue Ring Octopus venom. The tiny, often painless, bite causes total body paralysis and victims remain fully conscious as they suffocate - unable to call or signal for help. For this reason, Australian children are taught never to touch anything in a rock pool.
BdAe TIL that in 1917 idiots were prohibited to enter the US.