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VZvm TIL “Suicide” doors, which are hinged at the rear rather than at the front, were popular with mobsters during the 1930s. Supposedly, this was because the design of the doors made it significantly easier to push passengers out of moving vehicles.
Mdab TIL Eddie Murphy did SNL, 48 Hours, Trading Places, and Beverly Hills Cop all by the age of 23
1axB4 TIL male bats have spiked penises, likely to produce a velco-like effect while mating in flight.
MW88 TIL Warner Brothers hated the name “Beetlejuice”, and urged Tim Burton to change it to something clever. Burton jokingly suggested calling the movie “Scared Sheetless” and was horrified when the studio actually liked it.
7MZX TIL that it is preferable to be electrocuted by a current greater than 200 milliamps rather than 100-200 milliamps. Your chances of survival are much higher in the upper range because your heart clamps rather than fibrillates.