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TIL Kent made the film The Babadook with the intent of addressing the fear of going mad during motherhood, “Now, I’m not saying we all want to go and kill our kids, but a lot of women struggle. And it is a very taboo subject, to say that motherhood is anything but a perfect experience for women.”

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0wmlj TIL that feeling sick is part of the body's attempts to preserve energy for the immune system and make you act in a way that signals to nearby people that you need help
1aDVX TIL despite working with an annual budget of only CAD 67M (US $48M), the National Film Board of Canada is among the most highly awarded film studios in the world. It produced over 3000 films, won over 5000 awards & has been nominated for 74 Oscars, more than any film organization outside Hollywood.
7rPbX TIL Frank Abagnale (Whom the movie "Catch me if you can" was made after) was imprisoned in France, Sweden and the United States has worked for the FBI for over 41 years now and has turned down 3 Presidential Pardons
5Yvdk TIL: That you're not supposed to shake a can of spray paint which mixes the pigment and solvent, instead use a swirling circular motion to dissolve the pigment in the solvent. You know you're done when you hear the metal ball in the can revolve around the inside without resistance.
Kr7w TIL - When introducing Golf to India, the British were angered by monkeys running onto the course & playing with their balls. When all attempts to stop the monkeys failed, they decided the game needed to adapt. To do so they introduced a new rule: “Play the ball where the monkey drops it.”