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TIL after Stephen Hillenburg, the creator of SpongeBob Squarepants, graduated high school he worked as a fry cook during summers at a restaurant in Islesford, Maine known as Islesford Dock Restaurant. The restaurant would later be the inspiration for the Krusty Krab in the show.

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Z5yB TIL countefeit versions of perscription drugs have been found in legitimate supply chains of at least 44 countries. As of 2010, the counterfeit medicine industry was worth up to $200 billion per year, and is still rapidly growing.
DQO1V TIL that Natalie Portman has had papers published in two scientific journals. While at Harvard, she co-authored a study called “Frontal Lobe Activation during Object Permanence: Data from Near-Infrared Spectroscopy.”
R7KE6 TIL Why northern light is so valuable for painters and sculptors. It's because northern light is consistent during the day, no matter what position the sun is in. It doesn't move through the studio at different angles, the different intensities making it hard to keep colors consistent.
kJA5e TIL you actually CAN recycle pizza boxes
j69ZN TIL of Stendhal Syndrome - a psychosomatic condition involving rapid heartbeat, fainting, confusion, and even hallucinations, allegedly occurring when individuals become exposed to objects, artworks, or phenomena of great beauty.