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TIL Being forgetful makes you smarter. The primary function of memory is to improve decision making, so forgetting irrelevant details helps you to make more informed and relevant decisions.

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0dMWA TIL that there's a Detroit company called extreme kidnapping where people pay from 500 to 1500 to get tied up shocked by an actual stun gun and kidnapped just for fun
bxnj TIL more than two dozen animals, including sheep and goats, perished from dehydration and exhaustion during a hiatus in the production of “The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey, but the film still received the disclaimer “No animals harmed during the making.”
log91 TIL - Gov. Rafael Lacava, leads Venezuela’s Carabobo state, goes by the nickname “Dracula” and conducts late-night patrols in his homemade Batmobile to discourage black market activity.
AD7ya TIL: Max Planck's life was filled with tragedy. His wife died early, his oldest son died in WWI, his two twin daughters both died while giving birth, and lastly, his second son was executed by Nazi Germany because of his participation in the failed attempt to assassinate Hitler.
1O4 TIL that when she was five years old, Tina Fey was slashed in the face with a knife by a random stranger.