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TIL Woody Harrelsons Father was a contract Killer

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YZXG TIL the first proposal to tunnel under the English Channel was put forward by a Frenchman in 1802. It would have had illumination from oil lamps, horse-drawn coaches, and an artificial island mid-Channel for changing horses
X0rbP TIL that the original tight-fitting parachute pants (not to be confused with Hammer pants) were characterized by the use of ripstop nylon, were mostly worn by teenage boys, and became a 1980s fad due to the increased popularity of breakdancing.
KY9mw TIL that while Gina DeJesus was held captive for years in Ariel Castro's house, her father unknowingly interacted with Castro, even sharing beers and conversations in his garden, never realizing his daughter was imprisoned mere feet away.
oRBOr TIL Skyrim has been officially released 15 times on 10 different consoles.
XOoj TIL that giraffes never sleep for more than a few minutes at a time to avoid being woken up by a lion eating it alive