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TIL eating beets can cause pink urine
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TIL the film trucks used on the film “The Warriors” were “protected” by a real gang called The Mongrels for $500 a day. A member of the gang approached the film crew and said “we’d love to protect them for you.” A gang mediator from the police department told the crew to pay them.
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TIL that Apollo astronauts were 4-5x more likely than other astronauts to die from heart disease. One theory is that exiting the earth’s magnetosphere exposed them to cosmic rays, which has been shown to damage vascular tissue.
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TIL of the loudest plane ever built, the XF-84H Thunderstreak. At idle power, the propeller would create continuous sonic booms that emitted visible shock waves. Anyone nearby, regardless of ear protection, suffered severe nausea, headaches, and it even caused one man to have a seizure.
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TIL of Rasa von Werder, popularized female bodybuilding, competing along with Arnold in "Best Body" competitions. She also worked as a stripper and minister, later creating her own church. In 2008 she ended 30 years of religious celibacy because God told her to become a "cougar".
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TIL five golden retriever puppies died during the filming of Snow Buddies in early 2007