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TIL Gene Hackman lied about his age to join the Marines at 16.

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ADXVw TIL because American textbooks are sold at a lower price in Thailand, somebody was reselling them in the US and making enough of a profit to get sued by the publishers, the Supreme Court ultimately ruled against the publishers because the "first sale" doctrine applies everywhere, not just the US
m5XR TIL: When he was dying, Einstein refused surgery, saying “I want to go when I want. It is tasteless to prolong life artificially. I have done my share, it is time to go. I will do it elegantly.”
VmYQ TIL 39% of Japanese women and 36% of Japanese men ages 18 to 34 have never had sex.
X00LQ Today I learned that the Samurai were not only trained how to kill, but how to do it aesthetically. Considering killing to be an artform of the highest aesthetics needed for Self Perfection.
RjAl TIL that Simon wrote “The Sound of Silence” in his bathroom, where he turned off the lights to better concentrate. Then he’d play, in the dark, ‘Hello darkness, my old friend / I’ve come to talk with you again’.