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TIL they tried to save a B-29 Bomber from WWII that was abandoned in the arctic only to have it burn down during takeoff

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we0M TIL that Ron Perlman put on the make-up for Hellboy (a 4 hour process) just to fulfill a child’s Make-A-Wish request. He then spent the whole day with the child.
yQW9X TIL Steven Soderbergh wrote & David Gordon Green planned to direct an adaptation of "A Confederacy of Dunces" starring Will Ferrell, but after it was delayed in part due to Hurricane Katrina & the murder of Louisiana's State Film Commissioner, Soderbergh pronounced the project "cursed"
kOgDW TIL Police in Brazil on the island of Marajo ride water buffalo so they can go through swamp land and marsh to catch criminals
E1DvW TIL that in 1980, oil drillers in Lake Peigneur, Louisiana accidentally poked a 14-inch hole in an active underground salt mine, which drained the entire 2.5 billion gallon lake. Incredibly, there were no fatalities.
9wvdX TIL INXS lead singer Michael Hutchence suffered a fractured skull and brain damage from a cabbie attack in 1992. This resulted in depressive episodes and violent outbursts including pulling a knife on his bandmates and threatening to kill them. Five years later Michael hung himself.