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TIL there’s something called Tetris Syndrome, which happens when you play a game too long and you start to dream and hallucinate about it in your peripheral vision.

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4kMNR TIL people can guess if a person is rich or not by judging said persons' face, with a 68 percent accuracy
aw9aL TIL that one of Steven Spielberg's first movies cost $500 to make and was shown at a local cinema. 500 people came to the movie and it is thought that one accidentally paid 2 dollars (tickets cost 1 dollar), gaining Spielberg a total of $1 dollar from the film.
d8BJ8 TIL The Earth's rotation and speed changes with the weather and geological events. This means atomic time and solar time may not be identical. Sometimes leap seconds are needed for an adjustment. On 31 Dec 2016, a leap second was added, and the time 23:59:60 existed.
9wKkM TIL Thomas Cromwell led the persecution of Anne Boleyn based on a prophecy of "secret treason" against Henry VIII by "children of unbelief." Anne opposed Cromwell's harder line on the church but when a priest close to her attacked Cromwell in a sermon Cromwell became convinced the prophecy was true.
XEyEE TIL Dogs like to be with you when you poop because when animals are pooping they are vulnerable. Thus, in packs, they take turns pooping and a few of them stay for being lookouts in case they are attacked.