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TIL that scientists have shown that Count Dracula (Vlad III the Impaler) cried tears of blood

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kyre TIL that we turn our heads when trying to find the source of a sound because the brains can identify the time difference (milliseconds) that it takes the sound to reach one ear to the other, helping assist with sound localization.
b6PRN TIL Keith Thibodeaux aka Richard Keith, who played Little Ricky on I Love Lucy was paid $461 a week. At age 3 he was making $500 a week playing drums on tour. Today he would be making 5,123.55 a week doing the same gig at the same pay scale.
4kKV5 Today I learned that Tinashe (R&B Artist) was the famous meme "Hero Girl" from Polar Express
yVl9J TIL in Sweden, kids wear witch costumes and go door-to-door for candy... but on Easter, not Halloween.
QBK9 TIL that after wife Mia Farrow lost $20K at the Sands, Frank Sinatra bought $50K in chips and attempted to win the money back. After failing and being denied credit, Sinatra drove a golf cart into a coffee shop where the casino manager was seated and fought with him. He never performed there again.