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TIL Sam Kinison was killed when a drunk driver crossed the median and hit Sam’s vehicle head on. According to a friend, he looked unharmed, then began speaking to no one, saying “I don’t want die.” Then, “But why?” And finally, “Okay, okay, okay.”

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XAd8 TIL that in 2008 in Afghanistan, a British Marine threw his back on a grenade and lived, and also saved lives of his patrol. His rucksack took the impact, and he was awarded with the Victoria Cross, the highest British military honor. He only suffered a nosebleed and a shock in the aftermath.
Y7ZeP TIL That the most polluted place on the planet is Lake Karachay, located near the Ural Mountains in Russia. In 1990, standing on the shore for 1 hour would give you a lethal radiation dose of 600 roentgen, more than enough to kill you.
vJ1x TIL the Beatles’ “Ticket to Ride” is a reference to prostitutes in Hamburg who were given a card by medical authorities indicating they didn’t have any STDs.
DQoaP TIL Peter Mayhew (Chewbacca) had a script in the original trilogy and would talk to Harrison Ford (Han Solo), and the other cast on set in English, in order to queue them to say their line. The wookie 'voice' was added post editing.
6E8BW TIL of the Smokey Bear Effect, and how the stringent prevention of wildfires by the U.S. Forest Service has led to "megafires" which are much more destructive and even fatal.