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TIL The crew of an Egyptian ferry extinguised a fire in the engine room by sinking the ship. Around 800 people died.

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ba1a TIL Only 1 Bee Species Can Pollinate a Vanilla Bean Orchid And it May Be Extinct. Almost All Vanilla Pollination is Done by Hand.
vgyL TIL American pediatrician Saul Krugman deliberately infected thousands of mentally disabled children with Hepatitis B between 1950-1972 to further his research in vaccinology. He was made president of the American Pediatric Society in 1972.
VMBgZ TIL Sean Astin has four dads. He refers to John Astin (Gomez Addams) as his actual but not biological dad.
gYO4 TIL Bill Murray once gave director Wes Anderson $25000 for a helicopter rental for the film Rushmore As disney would not pay due to cost cuts
4XErJ TIL that Tim Curry was kicked out of a showing of Rocky Horror for being an imposter. Also, Princess Diana was a big fan of the movie.