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TIL That the “clap” from the clapperboard in television when the director yells “action!” is used to sync the audio with the video for that take.

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jNZjj TIL that gaslighting is the act of deliberately driving someone crazy by altering the environment and denying their sense of reality
GgbJ TIL in 1989, a 16-yo girl was held down by her Mother while her Father repeatedly stabbed her with a 7in boning knife. Her immigrant parents did not approve of her getting a job and dating a black boy. Her entire murder was caught on audio tape by the FBI who suspected the Father of terrorist ties.
QNLxe TIL the Myers-Briggs has no scientific basis whatsoever.
6VMQ TIL: A woman gave a man a blowjob. She kept the condom and used it to inseminates herself. The man was required to pay child support.
B6Py TIL that, after the D-Day landings, the RAF modified some of the jettison fuel tanks on Spitfire planes to instead carry beer, as the troops were dismayed that all they could get in France was cider. The Spitfires then flew at 15,000 feet, ensuring the beer was chilled on arrival.