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TIL during the filming of Rocky IV, Dolph Lundgren hit Sylvester Stallone so hard he had to stay in intensive care for four days.

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R5gp8 TIL Kokura was the main target for the "Fat Man" nuclear bomb, but on the morning of August 9, 1945, the city was obscured by morning fog. Because the order was to drop the bomb visually, the pilots diverted about 100 km south to Nagasaki, killing 35,000 people within seconds of its detonation.
VWZ4 TIL Uzbekistan executed two men by boiling them alive… in 2002
ORLe TIL the Sandbox Tree, also known as the Dynamite Tree, is covered in spikes, full of poison, and grows exploding fruits
yVkGe TIL that Kentucky and West Virginia are tied for the most sleep-deprived U.S. states, both with 49% of adults reporting insufficient sleep (less than 7 hours nightly on average).
GAxNj TIL that the original letter of wishes from Princess Diana's will about her godchildren receiving a quarter of her personal property after her death was ignored "because it did not contain certain language required by British law".