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A group of psychiatrists watched/ studied 400 films trying to determine the most realistic psychopath; Anton Chigurh (No Country For Old Men] took number one. Hannibal Lector, Patrick Bateman (although entertaining), the most unrealistic.
Woodrow Wilson is the only president to have a PhD. He held a Ph.D. in history and political science
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that the Muppets first big break was on The Jimmy Dean Show (the sausage guy) from 1963-66. Rowlf the dog had a 7-10 minute spot with Jimmy every episode. Jim Henson was so grateful he offered Dean 40% of the Muppets, but he turned it down saying he didn't earn it.
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Thebes had a special forces military unit comprised entirely of Homosexual Couples. The belief was that couples on the battlefield would fight their hardest to protect their lovers and not flee for fear of looking weak in front of their significant others.
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New York City's sewer system experienced a 6.7 million gallon hike after the series finale of *M-A-S-H*. It's estimated one million citizens held it in til the ending.
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TIL The founding fathers feared the development of political parties. Among others, Alexander Hamilton, James Madison and George Washington wrote about the dangers of domestic politic factions.
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that Fred Rogers' (Mr. Rogers) slow speaking style was based on science that showed maximum comprehension for children
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Jack Daniel's HQ is in a dry county so their product is not available for purchase in the area. Also US has dry counties.
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There are enough words in the English dictionary that every 3m square on Earth can get its own unique three word address and Mongolia is now using this for their postal addresses
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The Sun is so loud that if space was filled with air it would be 125db on Earth, 92 Million miles away
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Ants enslaved by other ant species (TIL ants get enslaved) rebel against their masters by neglecting the work they're assigned to do, and even killing the master species' young. The slaves may not be able to save themselves, but by rebelling they can protect nearby relatives from the same fate.
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TIL Steve McQueen was demoted to private seven times by the Marines; he then saved the lives of other Marines by pulling them from a sinking tank, after which he was assigned to guard the presidential yacht of US President Harry Truman
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Artist Binh Danh develops photographs directly on to leaves, using the natural combination of chlorophyll and sunlight. Also, TIL that's possible.
that Isaac Wright (Bran on GOT) had to leave university after only 8 weeks because of all the attention he got. People had his flat address and his email address. He was even assigned a campus police officer at one point. When his then girlfriend came to visit they hid in his room for a week. - source
110-year-old Reg Dean whose family attributed his long life to someone in India before WW1 who gave him a muddy elixir and told him "drink this and you'll live til at least 100". - source
that a reservoir near LA was covered with black balls to keep the sun out.
"Slow movement culture" where the group embraces "Slow food" instead of "fast food", "Slow reading" instead of "fast reading" etc. The whole idea is to slow down and notice the nuances and appreciate the details. - source
Hitler did not learn of the allied D-day landings as they happened but only until he woke up at noon the next day. His staff did not dare wake him up because he had been up til 3am chatting with friends at his residence.
Airport code for Cheadle Airport in Canada is TIL
In his multiple record breaking Stratos space dive, Felix Baumgartner opened his parachute early to allow his mentor Col. Joseph Kittinger the dignity of retaining his own record for longest free fall
The term "Regressive Left" was coined by Maajid Nawaz, to describe the set of liberals who tolerate illiberal principles like racism and homophobia, so long as it is a minority group that espouses those principles
the song Macarena by Los Del Rio is about a woman named Macarena who cheats on her boyfriend with TWO of his friends while he's away in the Army.
The drink Eggsy orders in the Kingsman: Secret Service, "gin martini stirred for 10 seconds while staring at an unopened bottle of vermouth", is a real drink called the Churchill Martini!
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