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TIL between contemplating suicide and undergoing surgery with a 50% chance of death actor Christopher Reeves was interrupted by Robin Williams disguised as a doctor claiming he was to give Reeve’s an immediate rectal exam.

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VMkRk TIL that a young Winston Churchill was on a South African train ambushed by Boers. Captured and sent to a prison camp, he escaped and then evaded a massive manhunt by hiding in a mine for days. He later led the liberation of the 180 soldiers remaining in the prison and returned home a hero.
epe4E TIL how learning a new language can help brain development. I've noticed my thinking change in the past when I learned a new language but now this video gives more insight into that.
QYJe TIL that despite increases in computer power, each Shrek movie has taken about twice as many hours to render as the one before it. Dreamworks calls this “Shrek’s Law”.
epDxk TIL about Blood Sport, a banned gaming accessory that draws actual blood from players when they take damage in-game
epaQE TIL Jennifer Connelly had one of her fingers partially bitten off by a chimpanzee during the filming of Darío Argento's 1985 film Phenomena