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TIL that watching something at 2x speed does not impair your ability to understand it.

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b98dE TIL that a pre-Spanish conquest tribe in Central America had a religion that included human sacrifice, especially of enemies captured in battle, and they also practiced ritual cannibalism. The Chorotega had books made of deerskin, where they recorded the most important aspects of their way of life.
JeDj TIL A British sailor in WWII escaped his submarine from depths of 171 feet and managed to get to the surface and survive.
PY4QG TIL Released in 1932, White Zombie is considered the first feature length zombie film. Reviewers were generally negative.
Z8wnv TIL The bezel on a dive watch only turns counterclockwise so that if the bezel is bumped accidentally during a dive it will only move in one direction, subtracting time from the dive and prompting the diver to surface early rather than staying under for too long.
xJBw TIL of a serial killer, the Doodler, who targeted gay men in 1970’s San Francisco. He would sketch his victims nude before murdering them. Though 3 victims survived, and a suspect was identified, none were willing to “out” themselves in open court in order to convict the suspect.