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TIL that the Emperor Domitian (1st century AD) was so sensitive about his baldness that he wrote a book on the subject of hair care.

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nWo87 TIL Apple does not let the bad guys in movies use iPhones on screen
bQK9 TIL Sniper bullets can hit targets so far away that the sniper needs to take the spin of the Earth into account (The Coriolis Drift)
GYBpE TIL researchers discovered that applying a sonogram to a person's skull and stimulating specific brain regions can alter their mood. One researcher described applying it to his own head and later feeling like he had a martini. They hope to develop a sonogram-based device to treat mood disorders.
Lkryp TIL in 1996 the Ariane 5 rocket exploded 37 seconds after liftoff because of a software error
gKd7 TIL a 50 year old man in Colorado got arrested for brutally killing two raccoons to avenge the death of his cat