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QJ1xp TIL The smelliest substance on earth, Tioacetone (CH3)2CS, smells so bad that it can effect areas up to a half-mile in radius. "When it was accidentally made it was followed by cases of vomiting, nausea and unconsciousness in a radius of 0.75 kilometres (0.47 mi) around the laboratory"
mxmAo TIL that AMC Theaters offer Sensory Friendly Films where the lights are turned up and the sound turned down. This is for people with Autism and others who might not be able to otherwise enjoy seeing movies in theaters.
x8ED TIL Sharon Stone for may years maintained that she had an IQ of 148 and was a member of Mensa. She finally admitted in 2002 that she was not, and had never been a member of Mensa.
9YeOQ TIL about Pataphysics, a “philosophy” of science that “examines imaginary phenomena that exist in a world beyond metaphysics”. The College of Pataphysics in Paris is permanently headed by Dr. Faustroll, a fictional character, and their Vice-Curator position was previously held by a crocodile.
a8L6A TIL that David Bowie's "Life on Mars?" was written as a parody of Frank Sinatra's "My Way", which in turn was based off the French song "Comme d'habitude"