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TIL that during the Tiananmen Square Massacre the streets were actually cleared by 6 AM on June 4th instead of the protests actually beginning on that date.

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Oog54 TIL Al Capone came up with the idea of expiration dates on milk bottles while trying to find a legal way to fund his grand lifestyle once the prohibition era was over.
Z8ElB TIL Sloppy handwriting of doctors kills more than 7,000 people annually due to getting the wrong medication.
GAKdG TIL that the character of John Rambo, was originally inspired by Audie Murphy and his struggles with PTSD.
6Eyd8 TIL that Mars has the tallest volcano in the solar system, Olympus Mons is roughly 22km tall and has a diameter of 600km
rROl4 TIL Vin Diesel voiced Groot in the movie series "Guardians of the Galaxy" in 16 languages for the worldwide release of each movie. Athough it was only three words, he had to learn each native accent of every language he voiced.