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TIL that horror films often include infrasound, which is below the audible range for humans. Even though we can’t hear it, our bodies can detect it, causing anxiety, palpitations, and tremors.

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oBdrE TIL that while Drew Struzan is famous for his movie posters, he also designed album cover artwork for many artists including The Beach Boys, Bee Gees, Roy Orbison, Black Sabbath, Glenn Miller, Iron Butterfly, Alice Cooper, Bach, Earth, Wind and Fire and Liberace.
aEPL TIL In crime-infested Ciudad Juarez Mexico a city bordering Texas. A forensic expert Alejandro Hernandez uses a secret technique that he created, to rehydrate murdered mummified bodies making it easier to identify fingerprints and facial features from victims left to rot in the desert.
KYJAB TIL Rosebud wasn't revealed to be Charles Kane’s sled until the 40s
JYDmm TIL on the sides of some Australian highways there are signs with trivia questions to keep drivers alert and focused on the road.
wLZAM TIL the Laotian rock rat, deemed extinct for 11 million years, was rediscovered in Laos along the Mekong river being sold as meat at a local street market in 2005