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TIL the human brain stores some memories inside immune cells

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oydW TIL in South Carolina the max penalty for domestic violence is 30 days in jail, for beating your dog it’s 5 years.
b9Y97 TIL that 4 of the last 10 (article says 7 due to age) Illinois governors have been sentenced to time in prison. So 40% of Illinois governors since 1960 have gone to prison.
9Yd7X TIL that the costumes Michael Jackson wore at the end of his shows had to be smaller than the costume he wore at the beginning, since he sweated so much during each concert that he physically shrunk.
pEmN TIL that Charlie Chaplin considered pulling the plug on his movie “The Great Dictator” because he was worried that it might be banned or that people might not find mocking Hitler funny. When he heard about this, FDR sent Chaplin a message, urging him to make the movie.
nBZG TIL that Jimmy Diresta shot and produced an instructional DVD for Nick Offerman in 2008. Offerman paid him with a canoe.