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TIL people who cook from printed recipes are less likely to have a high BMI than those who get recipes from cooking shows or social media

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E1PMW TIL The only known case of "Chromosome 6 Deletion" where a person does not feel pain, hunger, or the need to sleep (and subsequently no sense of fear) is a 7-year-old girl named Olivia Farnsworth. In 2016 she was hit by a car and dragged 30 meters, yet felt nothing and emerged with minor injuries.
0w77j TIL that during the filming for The Order of the Phoenix, Alan Rickman banned Rupert Grint and Matthew Lewis from coming within 5 meters of his new BMW, because during the making of the Goblet of Fire, they spilled milkshake in his other car
6E4ww TIL that humor is one of four core defense mechanisms classified as "mature." The three others are sublimation, altruism, and suppression. For this reason, individuals who have endured significant trauma often have a keen sense of a humor. In other words, the trauma adds a little spice.
kXPB TIL that Wan Hu, is categorized as a scientist of the Chinese space program. In ancient China, Wan Hu had attached rockets to his chair in an attempt to fly to space.
kJkkg TIL, Judith Love Cohen,mother of Jack Black,was part of the team that created the Abort-Guidance System that rescued the Apollo 13 astronauts.She was working on problems with schematics on the day she went into labor,called her boss to let him know she had fixed the problem, and then delivered Jack.