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TIL that using the wrong kind of cat litter in a nuclear waste storage facility caused a major accident!

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Wpp4 TIL Carrie Fisher wore no underwear in Star Wars because George Lucas convinced her “there is no underwear in outerspace”
j6A4j TIL that Harry Houdini was also an actor and appeared in one of the first films depicting a powered exoskeleton.
NXbx8 TIL Walmart pulled a "pregnant" Midge doll, who came with baby Nikki inside her magnetic womb and was marketed as Barbie's best friend, after complaints from customers which included: She did not (initially) come with a wedding ring, she promoted teen pregnancy, and was packaged without husband Alan
YapA TIL That when Napoléon I emancipated the Jews he stated “I will never accept any proposals that will obligate the Jewish people to leave France, because to me the Jews are the same as any other citizen in our country” the Russian Orthodox Church labelled him as the ‘Anti-Christ and The Enemy of God’
Ja8l TIL the fastest red card in a football/soccer game was after 2 seconds for “foul language”. After the whistle to start the game Lee Todd said “Fuck me, that was loud”