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TIL Owen Wilson attempted suicide in 2007 causing him to drop out from his role in the movie Tropic Thunder.

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46bJ TIL a statue of a Roman emperor in Britain was vandalized in 2003 with (grammatically correct) Latin
LkjGp TIL - Six Flags used to stage mock Union-spy executions in their Confederate-themed area
6E5aQ TIL Although there is no specialized sensory organ for time, our perception of time nevertheless depends on the rate of change in different sensory modalities. In the absence of sensory input, e.g. under anaesthesia, the sense of time is often lost or impaired.
16vo7 TIL that in 1996 a woman by the name of Georgiana Doerschuck ran for President. Her entire campaign platform was on banning computers. She received a measly 140 votes in the New Hampshire Primary.
egbJ TIL Some mantis shrimp are capable of a punch that accelerates faster than a 22 caliber bullet which on impact creates light and heat. Even if it misses the punch the shockwave can still kill the prey.