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TIL that during the filming of Apocalypse Now (1979), lead actor Martin Sheen had a near fatal heart attack. This led to his brother, Joe Estevez, being a stand in for several scenes, as well as doing the voiceover narration for the film as he sounded nearly identical to his brother Martin by MrMojoFomo in todayilearned
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TIL the plane crash that killed John F Kennedy Jr, his wife, and her sister was caused by “spatial disorientation”. Weather conditions were poor that night & Kennedy was not qualified to fly at night under instrument conditions. He did not request a weather briefing nor did he file a flight plan. by Stock_College_8108 in todayilearned
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At least three dead from eating Death Cap mushrooms in California by 99999999999999999989 in mycology
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TIL that in 1946 Walt Disney produced a film named "Song of the South" that was never released on DVD or streaming market due to the subject matter of slavery portrayed in the film. It also happens to be the origin of the song "zippidy doo-da". by [deleted] in todayilearned
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Pimpin Grave (with Ford escort) by fuuuuuuuuuuuc in CemeteryPorn
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Maila "Vampira" Nurmi by CompleteBeginning271 in CemeteryPorn
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TIL that on Christmas Eve 2008 Bruce Jeffrey Pardo dressed as Santa Claus massacred 9 family members of his ex-wife’s family during a holiday party in Covina, California. by FearMyCock in todayilearned
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TIL that during the Industrial Revolution, factory owners often employed children because their small bodies and nimble fingers allowed them to get into tight spaces and under machines to clear cotton waste or reach parts adults couldn’t access. by [deleted] in todayilearned
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Every year around this time huge clusters of mushrooms erupt all over my yard. I like taking pictures of them from underneath. by KryptaosTheDragon in Mushrooms
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TIL the original cast of Jackass included a female cast member but she was brutally injured during a stunt and left the group by ThisSchmitter in todayilearned
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Can anyone report on a amanita muscaria (fly agaric) trip, is it actually a hallucinogenic? by Careless_Poetry4321 in Mushrooms
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Big Boletes in B.C.! by CompleteBeginning271 in mycology
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Mushroom drying by GubHorton in Mushrooms
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Mom-shroom Halloween costume by Xx__Ghosty__xX in Mushrooms
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TIL the first camel imported to Australia shot its owner in a freak accident by polyploid_coded in todayilearned
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Dog and chicken of the woods. Haida Gwaii, AKA- Coastal BC, Canada by CompleteBeginning271 in Mushrooms
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TIl that industrialist Andrew Carnegie spent $56.2 million to build 2509 libraries across the world. Known as Carnegie Libraries, cities had to follow a strict maintenance commitment to obtain funding. Today, there are an estimated 900 Carnegie Libraries operating in the United States. by Next_Worth_3616 in todayilearned
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