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TIL Brian Boitano went to the South Park movie alone, had never met Stone or Parker and felt surreal when the theater reacted with appreciative laughter to the question of What Would Brian Boitano Do and the song along with it. It has since become a big part of his life that he seems to embrace it

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6PZw TIL a California Gang member was arrested for driving with an expired license when Police noticed his chest tattoo depicted a liquor store robery and murder that had gone unsolved. After questioning he confessed and was convicted of the crime
GYgAQ TIL that right before WW2, the US created the "Logan Bar," a chocolate bar that deliberately tasted "a little better than a boiled potato" as an emergency ration to prevent soldiers from snacking on it outside of emergency situations.
NXvGe TIL after professional football player Lyle Alzado became enraged, throwing a helmet at another player, the NFL enacted the "Lyle Alzado Rule” that disallowed the use of helmets as a weapon. Years later, Alzado was beset with brain cancer, believing it to be retribution for a profligate lifestyle.
yQO88 TIL there is a 60 mile conveyer belt in Morocco that carries phosphorus from mines in the Western Sahara to the Atlantic Ocean. It can be seen from space.
xVnWw TIL The giant clam (Tridacna gigas), also called the "bear's paw", is the largest mollusk; it can reach a length of 1.2 m and a weight of more than 227 kg and have an average lifespan in the wild of over 100 years.