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TIL Quentin Tarantino had considered making “The Vega Brothers”. The film would have starred Michael Madsen and John Travolta reprising their roles of Vic (Mr. Blonde) from Reservoir Dogs and Vincent from Pulp Fiction.

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KYZr4 TIL of Claude Ruggieri who launched the first living animals into the air by rocket, returning them safely to earth by parachute. In 1830, French authorities stopped his attempt at the first human rocket flight when the test subject was found to be an 11 year old boy.
1a60D TIL the reason why Armstrong was the first man on the moon and not Aldrin was that the Eagle's hatch opened to one side, and it was towards the pilot, Aldrin. When the hatch was opened, the commander, Armstrong, had a clear path to exit, while the pilot was pinned in the cramped space of the module.
GA4XE TIL on November 11, 1918, the US Navy's 14-inch railway guns were last fired at 10:57:30 to ensure that the shells would impact just before the 11am armistice
prXN TIL 6 companies control 90% of American broadcast media (FOX, CNN, NBC, WSJ, ABC, etc.)
grdM7 TIL That Keisuke Itagaki, the mangaka behind Baki the Grappler, is the father of Paru Itagaki, the mangaka behind Beastars