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TIL that there is a syndrome called the Capgras Delusion, where if you suffer from it you may think your friends, family, and even your pets have been replaced by impostors.

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GY0WQ TIL if all the above-ground gold in the world were melted together and formed into a cube, it would measure approximately 21.7 meters (71 feet) on a side
xWA1 TIL Last year a Florida woman drove into a house because she was praying with her eyes closed…while driving.
WkwZX TIL Steven Spielberg played a practical joke on Harrison Ford during filming of Temple of Doom by having Barbra Streisand dress up in a leather dominatrix outfit and whip him all while insulting his filmography
YpL0A TIL before the metric system was adopted, there was over 250,000 different units of measurement in France varying from town to town.
wN78 TIL in 1957 Elvis asked his audience at a Seattle concert to please rise for the national anthem. He picked up his guitar, leaned in, shook his hips and began his biggest hit “You ain’t nothin’ but a hound dog.” The crowd went wild. A 15-year old Jimmy Hendrix was there.