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TIL We are likely living in a simulation

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l7n8K TIL that in 1962 there was a bill proposed to change the name of Philippines to Malaysia but the then newly independent neighbouring country took the name before the bill was passed.
PY00Z TIL Charlie Cox (actor of Daredevil) didn't make eye contact during casting for a lead role (Han Solo) as he wasn't used to it from playing a blind man for 2 years. He thinks that this may have cost him the role.
d8jr TIL after Kurt Cobain’s death, his hometown of Aberdeen, WA changed their town motto to “Come As You Are”.
bpPN TIL that when Titanic sank, the survivors where mainly women & children while in Lusitania it was mainly men. This is because Lusitania sank in 20 minutes, triggering the flight reflex in men while Titanic took 160 minutes, leading men overcome their instincts and act in a chivalrous manner.
kG4B TIL in 1927 the US Supreme Court ruled it constitutional for the government to forcefully sterilize mentally handicapped people