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TIL there is a medical code for being struck by a turtle

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M7LNb TIL "The Blues Brothers" (1980) held the world record for the most cars destroyed in one film, 104 cars.
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Vvlk TIL that refrigerator doors became magnetic in 1956 because kids playing would climb into an abandoned fridge, pull the door shut and realize too late they were trapped. The door seal prevented air from getting in and the kids’ screams from getting out, and in a short time they’d suffocate.
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