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TIL that Fight Club, The Green Mile, American Beauty, The Sixth Sense, Magnolia, Toy Story 2, and Being John Malkovich were all playing in theaters on December 24, 1999.

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5DaP TIL Jim Rice, of the Boston Red Sox, rushed into the stands in 1982 to help a young boy who had been struck in the head by a line drive. Rice carried the boy onto the field, through the Red Sox dugout and into the clubhouse, where the young boy could be treated by the team’s medical staff.
mx8WR TIL the gene for having an extra finger is dominant opposed to the normal 5 fingers in each hand which is recessive.
EYax TIL Tesla cars are only one gear. the electric powertrain (Nikola Tesla’s AC induction motor) is only the size of a watermelon and directly spins the back wheels without any driveshaft or transmission. you can break by releasing the gas pedal and that also recharges the battery (@ 22:39)
6Er07 TIL a man known only as "Django" drove his own boat out & freed a whale caught in a shark net off an Australian beach (without cutting the net). Before taking action, Django had waited hours for help from officials who had been called; when officials arrived, he faced a fine for acting alone.
jWlj TIL 85% of outlet clothing is made with lower-quality fabrics and cheaper construction than its retail counterpart. Companies like Levis, Ralph Lauren and Nordstrom have all been sued for having MSRP on their “Compare At” price tags even though the product never saw the inside of a flagship store.