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TIL that despite a widespread narrative that Robin Williams committed suicide because of depression, it was likely more to do with the fact that he was suffering from an undiagnosed and severe case of Lewy Body Dementia (LBD) on top of his developing Parkinson’s Disease

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R7oD7 TIL Gaze following is instinctual for many animals—including humans, chimps, dogs, goats, dolphins, and even the red-footed tortoise. Dogs glance back and forth between human and where the human is looking. The behavior, only seen before in humans and chimps, is called check backs or double looking.
6EOlm TIL upon her death in 2010, heiress Gail Posner bequeathed her seven-bedroom, $8.3 million Miami mansion and a $3 million trust fund to her three pets, including a Chihuahua named Conchita, for whom she bought a $15,000 diamond-studded Cartier necklace in 2007.
v1XED TIL that killer whales, or orca whales have a highly developed ‘limbic system’, which suggests that they feel a stronger level of empathy and social cohesion towards their peers than any other mammal, including human beings and other cetaceans.
woDPM TIL that the iconic scene in Lord of the Rings: Return of the King where King Theoden rode down the line of Rohirrim striking their spears with his sword was improvised by Bernard Hill. He pitched the idea to Peter Jackson and had to learn to ride a horse authentically to do the scene correctly.
R7dQ4 TIL that Brian Eno created the Windows 95 startup sound. He ended up finishing the final touches using a Macintosh computer, because he doesn’t like Windows machines.