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TIL the special effects artist for The Thing (1982), Rob Bottin, checked himself into the hospital after filming had wrapped because of exhaustion and spent several weeks recovering. The effects in the film are considered to be some of the best ever and still hold up today.

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Y7Xpr TIL of Amedeo Giannini, who made bank of America successful by making it accessibile to hard working low income class
wLA68 Today I learned about the "James while John had had had had had had had had had had had a better effect on the teacher" language puzzle.
d8GBZ TIL the one-way speed of light has never been measured, and light could theoretically travel at different speeds in different directions
RKDQ TIL Dolphins can communicate with one another over a telephone, and appear to know who they are talking. In one experiment carried in an aquarium in Hawaii, the mother and her two-year-old calf in another tank, connected by a special underwater audio link, recognized each other and “talked”.
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