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TIL When twister was introduced in 1966,it was denounced by critics as"sex in a box"

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AaA4 TIL that Michel Ray, the Young Actor who Played Lawrence’s Servant Farraj in Lawrence of Arabia, Quit Acting, Went to Harvard, Then into Finance, Became an Olympic Skier and Luger, Married the Heineken Heiress And Is Now A Billionaire.
gMo8D TIL the "Jesus Nut", sometime referred to as the "Jesus Pin", is the only component holding the rotors to some helicopters' body. If it were to fail during operation, the rotors would completely separate from the body, causing a rapid unplanned decent.
baRN TIL “obsession” used to refer to being controlled by demons outside your body (whereas possession was being controlled by demons inside the body)
WyjX TIL A Dog’s anal glands sometimes need to be manually emptied to avoid discomfort. A sign of discomfort is a dog chasing its tail or dragging its posterior on the ground.
8adNL TIL more Lego minifigures appear each year than human children, and they now outnumber us, being highly collectible and non-decomposing.