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TIL David Hayter, the original voice of Snake in the Metal Gear Solid series, wrote the screenplay for the first X-Men movie and the film The Watchmen.

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nerNG TIL SR-71 pilot Bill Weaver survived plunging from more than 78k feet after his plane malfunctioned and fell apart around him at more than 3 times the speed of sound. The force of the disintegration was so massive he was ripped from his ejection seat. Two weeks later he was back flying the Blackbird
M5rK TIL that Stephen King hated the movie adaptation of The Shining. Conversely he thought Stand By Me is the best movie adaptation of any of his books.
NLMM TIL that ‘you are my sunshine, my only sunshine’ song is actually pretty dark
epB5D TIL about a study that measured a sample of teaspoons and tablespoons. Because the sample varied so much in capacity, the study concluded that teaspoons and tablespoons seem to be unreliable for administering medication doses.
QNNn6 TIL that pilot and co-pilot of a plane eat different meals for meal service in case of food poisoning