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TIL Spielberg adviced the ‘Red coat girl’ on 'Schindler’s List’ to only watch the film when she turns 18 but watched it instead at age 11 saying she was 'traumatized and ashamed’ until she revisited it properly 7 yrs later

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8e8j8 TIL of the Mole Man of Hackney who spent 40 years digging under his home in London creating tunnels as long as 18m and as deep as the water table
epWag TIL 1 in 18 people have a third nipple. Sometimes hard to spot at first, sometimes blatantly obvious. Better have a second look in the mirror this morning just to make sure.
ggg7 TIL in 1973 a helicopter landed in Dublin’s Mountjoy prison exercise yard, the guards assumed it was a surprise inspection until three IRA prisoners got in and escaped as a guard, who realized a Jailbreak was happening in front of his eyes, shouted, ‘Close the gates!’
j6o0v TIL about the White-Throated Sparrow. A species of bird that has 4 distinct sexes across 2 color morphs.
WdlA TIL in 2003, instead of regular interviews, a magazine gave every San Francisco mayoral candidate the replicant test from Blade Runner