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TIL that the danger from accidentally dropping one of the lamps used in an IMAX projector is so great that projectionists must wear body armor while doing so

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neopo TIL 95% of individuals in the witness protection program are criminals, but only 10% of these people re-offend. Ex-prisoners have a recidivism rate of 65%+
NBnE TIL that Pharrell Williams and his partner Chad Hugo were responsible for producing 43% of the songs played on US radio in 2003. 10 years later Pharrell’s having a similar run.
RKVQ TIL Kenny Baker, the actor inside R2-D2 in each of the six Star Wars films said of C-3PO actor Anthony Daniels “He’s the rudest man I’ve ever met.”
epnwn TIL that back in 2010, the White House had to assure people that the President's upcoming State of the Union address would not conflict with the season premiere of LOST (season 6)
X0VP8 TIL That Robert Todd Lincoln, son of Abraham Lincoln, was present for three of America’s four presidential assassinations (Lincoln, Garfield, McKinley)