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TIL: That Debtors Prison existed up until 1867 where people were incarcerated for being unable to pay their commercial debts

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ngXB TIL that even though Disney was willing to completely fund Lady in the Water, M. Night Shyamalan stormed out of their offices claiming they no longer valued individualism, because then-chairman Dick Cook didn’t understand the story. The film was later released under Warner Bros.
rRyky TIL the Allies had plenty of opportunities to assassinate Hitler; but didn't, because he was a terrible strategist (Any replacement would have been more competent and therefore worse for the Allies).
69E1W TIL I learned that orgasms lead to the increase of endocannabinoid, explaining why people get hungry after sex/masturbation. This is the same system that gets triggered when one smokes cannabis and get the munchies.
MyWB TIL that rust can easily be removed from chrome with aluminum foil and water and works because of metal hardness levels.
wvVJ TIL John Swartzwelder, a writer for the Simpsons used to write episodes while sitting in a booth at a coffee shop “drinking copious amounts of coffee and smoking endless cigarettes”. When California passed an anti-smoking law, he bought the diner booth and installed it in his house.