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TIL that Joseph Stalin's daughter Svetlana defected to the US in the 1960s and was, for a time, involved in a cult headed by Frank Lloyd Wright's widow.

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Yp0vP TIL that researchers showed that generating positive emotions directed towards yourself and others through contemplative meditation, can improve both your emotional as well as your physical health.
RVx4 TIL that Anthony Hopkins holds the record for shortest performance to win a lead actor Oscar: less than 16 minutes of screen time in The Silence Of The Lambs.
e0b7b TIL Cuttlefish have three hearts; one for oxygenating the body, and two to supply blood to their gills. Their blood is also blue-green.
Wk1wd TIL that bees will not build in a gap that is very specifically 6-9 mm in width (but they WILL build in larger or smaller spaces). This discovery, called "bee space", made modern beehives with removeable "frames" for honeycomb possible; otherwise, the bees would just cement everything together.
xVrVb TIL a moustache is a beard