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TIL the screenwriter of Alien (1979), Dan O'Bannon, credited his experiences with Crohn’s disease for inspiring the chest-busting scene.

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OG94Y TIL the pomato is a plant produced by grafting a tomato onto a potato plant, both of which are members of the Solanum genus in the Solanaceae family. The plant produces both cherry tomatoes (generally, depending on the grafted variety) on the stem and potatoes on the underground part.
69AZ7 TIL in 2008 a Supreme Court of Maryland ruling cited the episode of Seinfeld where Jerry tries to return a jacket "for spite". The case was between legendary author Tom Clancy and his ex-wife, who argued Tom couldn't remove his name from their book partnership out of spite.
x68lk TIL Sri Lankan netball player Tharjini Sivalingam is the tallest netball player in the world with a height of 6 ft 10 in. She was also the oldest ever player to feature in a Netball World Cup at the age of 44 during the 2023 World Cup. She also obtained a degree in Economics.
Bkne TIL the Khmer Rouge’s “Killing Fields” genocide spilled over the border into Communist Vietnam, resulting in the massacre of over 3,000 Vietnamese. Vietnam responded by invading Cambodia and overthrowing the Khmer Rouge.
KYKVQ TIL that in Lionel Messi senior debut for Argentina against Hungary, aged 18, he was sent off only two minutes after he came on, for striking a defender with his arm while trying to shake him off, and was found weeping in the dressing room after his sending-off