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TIL there is a name for the frustration caused by difficult-to-open packaging called Wrap rage, which is perfectly named.

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JZ0m TIL the reason Richard Nixon’s head in Futurama says “Aroo!” is because Nixon reminds Billy West of a werewolf.
9YEgX TIL of Project Stormfury. Ran by the US government in 1962, it was an attempt to weaken tropical cyclones by flying aircraft near the eye walls, and “seeding” them with silver iodide in hopes to freezing their inner structures. The project was a failure, and ended in 1983.
oBALR TIL Narcissistic - A disorder in which a person has an inflated sense of self-importance. They lack empathy for others.
loAVN TIL that when a flickering torch is held up to prehistoric cave paintings they appear to "move." This has led some researchers to theorize that they were intentionally designed to create this effect, which would make them a precursor to modern cinema.
rxbo TIL Colonial Williamsburg was restored largely with funding by John D Rockefeller Jr. The project became an obsession of his. He ultimately spent $1 billion (adj.) to create one of the largest historic sites in the USA. Jr. eventually bought a home nearby, spending several months there each year.