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TIL of Jon-Erik Hexum, an actor who was fooling around with a gun between delays on a TV set in 1984. He jokingly raised the gun to his head and said “Can you believe this crap?” before pulling the trigger and blowing his skull open with the explosion of the blank at close range.

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Z8YEY TIL that during the Gulf War, when faced with extensive trenches of Iraqi soldiers American forces decided to simply use combat earthmovers and bury the enemy soldiers alive
6E4ww TIL that humor is one of four core defense mechanisms classified as "mature." The three others are sublimation, altruism, and suppression. For this reason, individuals who have endured significant trauma often have a keen sense of a humor. In other words, the trauma adds a little spice.
ONa4 TIL Hugh Jackman gets bodybilding advice from The Rock, and The Rock refers to Jackman as ‘Wolverine.’
6Q0W TIL André the Giant was known to pay for his meal, regardless of whether he was the host or the guest. As Arnold Schwarzenegger was about to pay for the meal “found himself being physically lifted, carried back to his table and deposited in his seat by Andre, who stated emphatically, ‘I pay’.”
a8MmM TIL that Oregon has the highest business survival rate with 58.4% succeeding within 5 years.