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Z8VZQ TIL that there is actually a term for that creepy feeling when you drive somewhere and have no recollection—it's a form of automaticity called "highway hypnosis" and is a product of the conscious and unconscious minds focusing on different things.
JYpBB TIL that Charlie Chaplin's "The Great Dictator" was banned in Ireland.
neN57 TIL that Marvel successfully argued in court that Mutants are not people and thus got to pay the lower rate on X-Men "toys" instead of the higher rate for dolls because they are not human.
R5b5j TIL about Peter Tripp, a former record holder for longest awake period (201 hours). Following the stunt, Tripp’s life went into a downward spiral resulting in scandals and multiple divorces. His record was broken 6 years later by a high-school student.
epZkD TIL that New York City's Queens Zoo once received a lion cub despite having no lion enclosure. The cub, named Genghis Khan, was later moved to California.