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TIL that DJ Steve Aoki’s father is the founder of the Benihana restaurant chain

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6Qxm TIL Malcolm X once played Russian roulette during his burglary career by pulling the trigger three times in a row to convince his accomplices that he was not afraid to die. He later revealed to Alex Haley that he palmed the round.
ne9M9 TIL General anesthesia is not simply a deep sleep. EEG (electroencephalography) readings, show that even the deepest sleep is not as deep as the lightest general anesthesia. General anesthesia EEG patterns are most similar to a comatose brain. General anesthesia is essentially a “reversible coma.”
eaw6 TIL President Herbert Hoover and his wife Lou were fluent in Mandarin Chinese. During their years in the White House, they would often hold entire conversations in Chinese to prevent the staff and acquaintances from hearing what they were saying.
4DRa TIL there is a parasite which breeds inside the guts of a cat. Their offspring are deposited in droppings and can then be eaten by rats. The offspring then affect the rats’ behaviour to make them less scared, and even sexually aroused, by cats, with the aim of returning to the cat guts
b46N TIL that the FBI and EPA suspected a nuclear weapons facility was illegally leaking radioactive materials but were unable to investigate due to substantial security, they asked for a meeting with top officials regarding a “terrorist threat”. Once inside they immediately served a search warrant.