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TIL that William Shakespeare was married to Anne Hathaway

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v1Pgj TIL that during the filming of Rocky IV, Dolph Lundgren hit Sylvester Stallone so hard that his heart banged against his ribs, sending him to the ICU for 5 days. Stallone's blood pressure spiked to 260, and he was told his injuries were like what would happen in a car accident.
JYwNV TIL in one variation of the Milgram experiment, subjects were directed to shock a "cute, fluffy puppy" instead of a human. Only half of the male subjects, and all of the female subjects obeyed the orders.
MPn0 TIL - from 1961 to 1993, the only non-Navy man to become president was Ronald Reagan.
Wk4vB TIL that in 1995 NASA updated an original study by Peter N Witt on the effects of various drugs on spiders and found similar results.
xVL6o TIL that Scandinavians are adamant about letting their children nap outside, even in cold weather. Parents report that babies take longer and deeper naps when they sleep comfortably bundled up outside.