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TIL The yellow jumpsuit worn by Bruce Lee is the same jumpsuit worn by Uma Thurman in Kill Bill

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p8o5A Today I learned that Mel Gibson's father was a reactionary Catholic and antisemitic conspiracy theorist who was also the grand champion of Jeopardy! in 1968
dDlbQ TIL that ATMs are robbed with explosives. Criminals fill machines with propane or acetylene then ignite the gas, or use external bombs. Germany (where 60% of attacks succeed) is Europe's #1 target; landlords don't like to lease to banks with ATMs, because blowing them up endangers other tenants.
b6gea TIL - Although Taylor Swift has written original songs, most are co-written with other artists to include Max Martin,Liz Rose, Shellback, Ryan Tedder, Imogen Heap, Colbie Caillat, Ali Payami, Jack Antonoff, and Ed Sheeran to name a few.
6EoMW TIL about the Gay Bomb, a non-lethal chemical weapon the United States Air Force speculated about producing in 1994. The Gay Bomb would discharge female sex pheromones over enemy forces in order to cause “distasteful but completely non-lethal... homosexual behavior".
Dm5r TIL that Billy Crystal’s character, Miracle Max, in the Princess Bride was so funny that it nearly stopped the production of the movie. One actor bruised a rib from clenching to try not to laugh.