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TIL in 2013 a man taking shelter under a tree during a storm was struck by lightning, which knocked him off his feet. But before he hit ground, he was struck by a second bolt of lightning. However he never lost consciousness & escaped with only minor injuries. His doctors told him he was "a miracle"

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OobeX TIL for the film Cape Fear, Robert De Niro reportedly took his body fat down to 4%. De Niro also paid a doctor $5,000 to grind down his teeth for the role to give the character 'Max Cady' a more menacing look, later paying $20,000 to have his teeth restored after the film production was over.
nWXMG TIL no one listens to the victims, especially when it's a child, until it's too late - and society makes the wrong people famous... A PARENTING ADVICE BLOGGER posted videos laughing over the fact she denied her children food TO PUNISH THEM and was AWARE 1 child was sexually abusing siblings?!
gr6p7 TIL John Carpenter's The Thing (1982 film) was based on the shortened version of a novel that wasn't published until 2019
oBKZW TIL that 99% of people on internet communities are lurkers and only 1% actively create new content, according to a rule known as the the 1% rule.
LQMO9 TIL the 'Negro Motorist Green Book' was based on an earlier 'Jewish Vacation Guide' book which outlined places that Jews were not unwelcome to stay in America in 1917.