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TIL That the 1995 Sci-Fi Classic 12 Monkeys is Inspired by/Adapted from the 1962 Experimental Film La Jetée, Which is Told Almost Entirely in Still Images and Narrative Voice Over

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9LwM TIL The term “Sweet Death” refers to dying of hypothermia, because you feel an innocent desire to lie down and sleep. A certain feeling of wellness overcomes you. And with a sardonic ‘Mona Lisa’ smile on your face, you die.
8eGEK TIL that the Microplane zester was originally designed in 1991 for woodworking (specifically as a carving tool/rasp)
Evb7 TIL by 1580, a syphilis outbreak in Europe left most people bald. A surge of wigmaking sparked the trend of powdered wigs which lasted for almost 200 years.
QJjWe TIL The Speed Of Light Filmed At 10 Trillion Frames Per Second Can Be Measured In Picoseconds In Order To See Light Moving. 1 Picosecond To A Second Is The Same As 1 Second To 31,689 Years.
jN4a TIL that when asked what he’d do if his daughter got pregnant, Republican Vice President Dan Quayle said in 1992 that he would support her in whatever she decided to do. Asked the same about his own daughter, then presidential challenger Bill Clinton replied “I wouldn’t talk to the press about it.”