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TIL about a Lithuanian artist who designed a roller coaster whose purpose is to kill people through euphoria obtained by g-forces and appropriately called it "Euthanasia coaster." He got this idea while working at an amusement park.

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QJgka TIL the Beatles asked Stanley Kubrick to direct Lord of the Rings with them starring in it. John Lennon wanted to play Gollum, Paul McCartney Frodo, Ringo Starr Sam, and Harrison Gandalf. Kubrick turned them down, and Tolkien didn’t like the idea of a Beatles adaptation of his work
ep7nk TIL about the remarkable life of journalist Martha Gellhorn. She reported from 100’s of war zones and was the only woman to land at Normandy on June 6, 1944 where she interviewed the wounded and dying. Her famous husband accused her of loving war more than their bed.
D1J9Y TIL about the Pistol Shrimp, a crustacean that kills its preys with bullets made out of bubbles. The clicking of its claws are so loud that the US Navy used its colonies as an “acoustic screen” to hide from the underwater hydrophones in Japan's harbours during WWII.
GYbN7 TIL Demi Moore was the highest paid actress ever (at the time) in 1996, earning $12.5M for Striptease, which bombed at the box office and earned her a Golden Raspberry Award. She also was a producer for all 3 Austin Power movies.
l19A TIL the King of Cambodia is unmarried, has no children, and is a dance instructor. His father once stated that he “loves women as his sisters.”