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TIL that there is a neurological disorder, Witzelsucht, which causes a tendency to make puns, tell inappropriate jokes or pointless stories in socially inappropriate situations.

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x6PDB TIL about the women-are-wonderful effect which is the phenomenon found in psychological and sociological research which suggests that people associate more positive attributes with women when compared to men
ZvdB TIL that in 2011, Sir Peter Jackson purchased the famous Chitty Chitty Bang Bang race car and has been seen driving it around Wellington, NZ. He will also give children a ride in the car for a donation to charity.
oRkVR TIL that one of the earliest known cases of Piracy came from Mozart when he was 14 after he listened to Miserere by Gregorio Allegri at a performance and later transcribed it from memory
p8RVA TIL Las Vegas casinos used MIT yearbooks to identify potential card counters.
wLGe6 TIL of Si Kaddour Benghabrit, the rector of the Great Mosque of Paris who helped over 500 Jews disguise themselves as Muslims by making the administrative staff grant them certificates of Muslim identity, which allowed them to avoid arrest and deportation.