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TIL that the word for roller coasters in Spanish is “la montaña rusa” or Russian Mountain because the first roller coasters were located in Russia and made completely from ice.

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69G4w TIL of Clint Malarchuk, a former NHL goalie. On March 22, 1989, during a game, Malarchuk's neck was cut by errant skate blade, severing his carotid artery and partially cutting his jugular vein. 300 stitches and 10 days later, he was back on the ice.
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