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TIL there was an engine used in certain tanks and airplanes that was started using a shotgun shell.

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5Y40P TIL John Capenter's "The Thing" was the first movie in a Trilogy by Carpenter named "The Apocalypse Trilogy" all set in the same universe beginning with 'The Thing', followed by 'Prince of Darkness' and ending with 'In the Mouth of Madness'.
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