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TIL “Under Pressure” was written by David Bowie and Queen during a 24-hour wine and cocaine marathon

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Y7eOG TIL that the film 'Jaws' caused neurosis in a viewer. After trouble sleeping and anxiety, she began screaming "Sharks! Sharks!" with convulsions. A study found that 'Jaws' is unusually effective among films in causing stress; whether its suspense, gore, or music is the cause is unclear.
GAPmQ TIL Swedish shooter Oscar Swahn holds records as the oldest Olympian at the time of competition, the oldest person to win gold, and the oldest athlete to win an Olympic medal. At 64 years and 258 days of age at the 1912 Olympics, he became the oldest gold medallist ever
DE4v TIL of Stefania Follini, an Italian interior designer recruited by NASA in ‘89 for an experiment in Circadian Rhythms, where she spent 4 months in underground isolation proving our bodies naturally fall into 28 and 48 hour days
OG5nY TIL that David Bowie’s son was known as 'Zowie Bowie' to rhyme with his fathers stage name.
16KZW TIL a FBI agent in a gorilla costume was part of a sting operation that arrested two Mexican zoo officials in 1993.