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TIL that if light moved slower than the speed of sound, our perception of reality would fundamentally change, as we’d hear events before seeing them.

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DQEAj TIL that Atropine (the drug used to dilate eyes) is made from the "Belladonna plant". The name "bella donna" is derived from Italian and means "beautiful woman", because the herb was used hundreds of years ago by women to dilate their pupils to make them appear seductive.
gMnYX TIL about Suicide Cliff in Saipan where thousands of Japanese civilians and soldiers jumped off to commit suicide and evade capture US forces due to Japanese propaganda. The Suicide Cliff is also listed in the US Register of Historic Places.
Eg4VV TIL that in 1964 Andy Warhol directed the silent film 'Blow Job'. For 35-min. it was showing only the expression on the face of a man receiving fallatio from an unseen partner.
v1lwR TIL that Hitler slept until noon most days, including D-Day, so 2 crucial Panzer divisions under his exclusive control where unusable
BgJAk TIL Dostoievsky's greatest joy was writing the character of 'Karazinov', in 'The Devils' (1872), a scurrilous portrait of his rival, the poet Turgenev. When a fire broke out on board a ship, Turgenev apparently rushed from one crewman to the next, screaming, "Save me! I am my mother's only son!".