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TIL The first native English speaker to teach English in Japan was named Ranald MacDonald

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nylY TIL top level footballers show 10% less brain activity compared to amateurs during competitive matches and scientists have likened it to being on ‘autopilot’.
Vgmk TIL: Thomas Jefferson wrote a book called The Jefferson Bible: The Life and Morals of Jesus of Nazareth because he believed the pure-principled teachings of Jesus should have been separated from the dogma and abuse of organized religion of the day.
v15g4 TIL that the EV charging standard "CHAdeMO" is named after the Japanese phrase "O cha demo ikaga desuka," which translates to "How about a cup of tea," alluding that an EV can be charged using the standard in the time it takes to have a cup of tea.
kOJpB TIL the movie Top Gun had a production budget of only 15 million dollars
VMrnZ TIL about the 80s Pakistani action flick, Hitlar, in which der Führer settles down in Pakistan and sires a son. The son of Hitler -Hitlar - spends his days terrorizing a small town, using his musical sting to petrify his enemies, and conversing with paintings of his dead Nazi father.