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TIL on August 21st, 1989 Film producer H.B. Halicki, was killed in an accident on the set of gone in 60 seconds 2, in Buffalo, N.Y. Halicki, 48, of Gardena, died when a cable that was attached to a water tower snapped and severed a telephone pole, which fell on him.

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W9xo TIL A study done by Stanford Marine ecologist has shown that every single bluefin tuna caught off the coast of California has tested positive for Fukushima radiation isotopes. Every one of them.
OGnKa TIL the aptly named HMS Revenge (1577), after being captured in battle, perished in a storm near the Azores. An estimated 200 Spanish sailors who captured it were lost.
yVb6M TIL that even if you get the call “we have a kidney”, positive cross match nixes it
v1vlx TIL that L. Frank Baum, author of "The Wizard of Oz", wanted to exterminate all remaining American Indians in the 1890s
rNBaW TIL that octopuses have three hearts. Two of these hearts pump blood to the gills, while the third pumps it to the rest of the body. When an octopus swims, the heart that delivers blood to the body actually stops beating, which explains why they prefer crawling to swimming—it’s less tiring for them!