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TIL the origin of Jackass came when Johnny Knoxville tested self-defense equipment on himself. This included him being maced, tasered, and finally shooting himself in the chest while wearing a bullet-proof vest. MTV has never allowed this stunt to be included on any of the Jackass episodes or DVDs.

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p8KpN TIL McDonald’s use wider straws to improve the taste of Coca Cola
GnP7 TIL that a man on trial brought a bag of poop into the courtroom, smeared feces on his lawyer and then threw the remainder of the poop at the jury.