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TIL the serious actors in Airplane! were specifically instructed and directed to “play it like they don’t know they’re in a comedy. Like no one told them.”

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PAML TIL There is a camp in Georgia for children with Tourette’s Syndrome named “Camp Twitch and Shout”…
wLPn1 TIL of the Ben Franklin Effect: asking someone who dislikes you for a favor can make them like you
NX0Kb TIL that there exists a script developed for women by the women called Nushu. The script was invented in China for women to communicate in privacy
xVVEk TIL Walt Disney World in Orlando, Florida covers 40 Square miles, the same size as San Francisco. In 1963, Disney paid prices as low as $180 per acre for the land, buying under psuedo corporations. When sellers heard it was Disney buying the land, prices escalated as high as $80,000 per acre.
6gvX TIL Ronald Reagan was instrumental in passing the Assault Weapons ban in 1994 and was a major proponent of gun control after the assassination attempt on his life.