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TIL a study found that wearing a tie can reduce blood flow to the brain. Men wearing ties & men without ties were scanned using MRI to measure the blood flow to the head; brains of tie-wearers on average received 7.5% less cerebral blood flow than brains of those with no ties.

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e04A4 TIL of Edward Bunker, who played Mr. Blue in Q.Tarantino's Reservoir Dogs. Before becoming an actor, he was convicted of bank robbery, drug dealing, extortion, armed robbery, and forgery, and in 1951 had the dubious honor of being the youngest ever inmate in San Quentin State Prison at age 17.
m1ngv TIL during production of the reality show "Teach," Tony Danza did not allow the producers to generate fake drama between himself and the students. As a result, the show was canceled after 7 episodes.
d880Z TIL About "Steven Spielberg's Director's Chair" a video game where you make a movie with Steven Spielberg
KYLkw TIL about Moorish Americans who claim to be Indigenous to North America and so do not have to obey traffic laws, pay taxes and are entitled to squat in unoccupied houses. (Despite being normal American citizens by law) I don't imagine real Native Americans are amused by these guys
XE5Oj TIL an Atari executive recalled that he showed Bill Gates a game and defeated him 35 of 37 times. When they met again a month later, Gates won or tied every game. He had studied the game until he solved it.