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TIL that the midnight mission statement that the title character in the movie Jerry Maguire writes to begin the film was inspired by a real memo sent by Jeffrey Katzenberg to executives Walt Disney Studios.

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OYag T.I.L. that Clowns International, the oldest clown registry in the world, keeps a gallery of eggs painted with individual member’s makeup patterns. Whenever a member dies, their egg is smashed. It works as a form of copyright.
v1wlx TIL Benjamin Franklin attempted to predict the death of his competitor, Titan Leeds. When Leeds was still alive he posted an obituary anyways. When Leeds challenged it, Franklin insisted he was an imposter. When Leeds died in 1738 Franklin publicly commended the impostors for ending their charade
l7MGG TIL that Mozart wrote the lyrics for a canon called "Leck mir den Arsch fein recht schön sauber" (translated to: "Lick My Arse Right Well and Clean") and was a fan of vulgar scat humour.
XERo8 TIL humans often experience ‘illusions of control’ over events we cannot actually change. While psychologists in the past thought this meant we evolved to be deluded, some neuroscientists now think these false beliefs are our brain’s rational response to an uncertain and unpredictable world.
neXrr TIL that ants will refuse “medical” help from their colony if they know they are mortally wounded. Rather than waste the colony’s resources and energy on futile rehabilitation, the wounded ant flails its legs, forcing help to abandon them.