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TIL the ending of "Fever Pitch" had to be rewritten, with additional filming, when the Red Sox defeated the Yankees and St. Louis Cardinals to win the 2004 World Series. The writers had originally assumed the Red Sox would lose.

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wLoZo The numbers tell the story: Of the 648 people killed by lightning in the U.S. from 1995 to 2008, 82 percent were male. And as much as we were hoping to uncover a biological cause—extra iron in the male cranium, perhaps, or the conductive properties of testosterone—it turns out men are... just kind of stupid. “Men take more risks in lightning storms,” says John Jensenius, a lightning safety expert with the National Weather Service.
DLKY TIL Lemmy’s aim for Motorhead was that it would “be so loud that if we move in next door to you, your lawn will die”
epm7b TIL: There is a salty popcorn dressing called Flavacol that is used by lots of theaters / concession stands to provide that "movie theater popcorn" taste. I always knew that the popcorn I was making at home was missing the "movie theater" flavor. If you want that flavor at home, this is the stuff :0
nvpB TIL in a 2012 Honduras prison fire inmates broke through wood and zinc ceilings to escape the fire only to find themselves being shot at by guards who feared a jail break. 355 prisoners were killed.
N7GN8 TIL Water is used in rice fields to prevent weeds. Rice doesn't actually need that much water, but since it can thrive in such conditions, whereas weeds cannot, it's a natural protection against them.