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TIL about the Doorway Effect, where the simple act of walking through a doorway (both physical and virtual) can cause us to forget what we were just doing.

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7r9OX TIL that the only place on Earth where both crocodiles and alligators live together is in the United States, in the Florida Everglades.
ADa9x TIL the special effects artist for The Thing (1982), Rob Bottin, checked himself into the hospital after filming had wrapped because of exhaustion and spent several weeks recovering. The effects in the film are considered to be some of the best ever and still hold up today.
dQWZ TIL that the, “No Child Left Behind Act” requires high schools to give out personal information to military recruiters.
4XZPR TIL an average silver back can deadlift 1800 lb and their grip can crush a crocodile's skull | They are 4 to 9 times stronger than an average human male.
GAOj TIL Napoleon requested a communication method that woud not require light or sound. The result was Night Writing, a tactile military code that was rejected as too difficult for Napoleon’s troops, but which became the basis for Braille.