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TIL In Indiana Jones: Raiders’ iconic truck chase, Harrison Ford appears for only a few seconds (closeups). 2nd unit director, Michael D Moore, filmed the scene mostly with stunt doubles, including Terry Leonard who performed Indy dragged underneath the truck and cameoed as a Nazi truck driver

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abnA TIL that the brain receives 20% of the body’s total oxygen consumption, despite only representing 2% of the body’s total weight
dV1Q TIL there is a conspiracy theory that Andrew WK is actually fabricated piece of performance art, concocted by a secret organization and is actually “performed” by multiple people.
VMl18 TIL After the placement of a Buddha statue to deter illegal dumping, Oakland police stated that criminal activity in the area, including dumping, graffiti, drug dealing, and prostitution, had dropped by 82% as of 2014.
58Ak TIL that billionaire Mark Cuban wrote: “The most patriotic thing you can do: bust your ass and get rich. Make a boatload of money. Pay your taxes. Lots of taxes. Hire people. Train people. Pay people. Spend money on rent, equipment, services. Pay more taxes.”
e0nlD TIL of Silas Soule, an abolitionist who, among other accomplishments, was present at the Sandy Creek Massacre where he refused to order his men to fire. He testified at Congress against his commanding officer and was murdered soon after, likely as a result of his testimony.