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TIL Snackman, the guy who stopped a subway fight by standing between two combatants and calmly ate chips, was inundated with marriage proposals and date requests after video of the brawl went viral.

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69ooX TIL that Billy Bob Thornton was really (really!) drunk for the Bad Santa mall scene
newaP TIL The Elite Canadian Airborne Regiment was disbanded following the torture and murder of locals whilst Peacekeeping in Somalia.
D1vKe TIL Jackass Flats: The aptly named test site for the world's first and only nuclear-powered rocket engines.
4wK5 TIL less than 30% of Chinese air space is available for commercial use, compared to over 80% in the US. This is one of the main reasons why Chinese airports see so many delays and cancellations each day.