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TIL An Owls eyes can hardly rotate in their sockets, which is why they can swivel their heads almost 270 degrees

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696bJ TIL that during a theater play of The Passion of Christ, a man had to be taken away after he ran on stage and hit one of the roman soldiers with a motorcycle helmet in an attempt to save Jesus from being crucified.
WkLNN TIL People with high IQs tend to appreciate dark humor more.
KYOVR TIL that the author and screenplay writer Alistair MacLean, knocked out actor Richard Burton, during a drunken brawl. They worked together in the war movie "Where Eagles Dare".
REa9 TIL : there is an ongoing electrical storm in Venezuela ( Catatumbo lightning ) that’s been going on for years
ep6WE TIL Caravaggio, pioneer of baroque art, had an extensive criminal record, most of it related to brawls and physical assault. He went on the run after being sentenced to beheading for murder, at which point his paintings repeatedly feautured severed heads, often his own