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TIL that Hallmark movies have been airing since 1951, and many of the early films dramatized the lives of historical figures such as Florence Nightingale and Frederic Chopin.

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jNEkR TIL A Cambridge University study found that people who frequently take day-time naps of an hour or longer tend to die younger than those who forego mid-day sleeping. The team thinks it's most likely an underlying health condition that is both causing fatigue, leading to naps and shaving years off
69GyQ TIL the South Korean movie Snowpiercer is one of the country's most expensive movies ever at $40 million USD
6a7w TIL that Kangaroos don’t Fart or Burp. Instead, the methane is converted into acetate, which is used to further generate energy
j68pp TIL about a documentary called Titicut Follies, directed by Frederick Wiseman. The documentary took a look at the conditions inside Bridgewater State Hospital for the Criminally Insane in Massachusetts. In 1967, a judge issued an injunction that prohibited the film from being shown to the public.
ADPed TIL in "Goodfellas", Robert DeNiro learned details about the real Jimmy Burke. He found that Jimmy loved ketchup, and how he poured it-because dispensing ketchup out of a glass bottle was a common problem then. The "spin" technique is what he used in the film, the way the real Jimmy did.