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TIL Clark Gable went to the hospital and was diagnosed to having suffered from a heart attack. He was improving but had a second heart attack that night from an infection in his heart and medical staff did not perform CPR for fear that it would rupture his heart and a defibrillator was not available

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VB4Q TIL during the filming of ‘Cabin Fever,’ Rider Strong decided to explore the forest alone after a shoot, still in his gruesome makeup. He came across a group of schoolgirls on a field trip, who were horrified, but then recognized him from 'Boy Meets World,’ and he had to escape from the fangirls.
Jmp8 TIL “The Sword In The Stone” legend is actually based on a real sword in Tuscany. It remains stuck in stone to this day.
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QJ7Gd TIL during the US Civil War, Union Lt. Custer (of later Little Big Horn fame) found a West Point classmate Capt. Lea who was fighting for the Confederates and was captured. While recuperating, Lea met and married his nurse. Custer attended the wedding in full blue Union uniform, with Lea in gray.
Z8GPv TIL that the moon rises at different times depending on what phase it's in