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TIL Research shows that taller people are happier but shorter people live longer

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PblZ TIL during the filming of A Clockwork Orange Malcolm McDowell suffered cracked ribs when an actor kicked him in the chest; almost drowned when his head was held underwater; and got a scratch in the cornea of his eye. Kubrick said.“Let’s carry on, I’ll favor your other eye”
5VWGQ TIL that according to the Infancy Gospel of Thomas, as a child Jesus killed two other children out of anger. When Mary and Joseph's neighbors began complaining, he caused them to become blind
OGAm4 TIL that in 1726 one of King George I’s surgeons was duped into believing a woman had given birth to rabbits. After losing his position after the hoax was exposed, he refused to eat rabbit for the rest of his life
kJ6B4 TIL the West Shore Line railroad tracks go under a large portion of the US Military Academy at West Point, NY
b94k7 TIL pirates wore an eye patche so when they went below deck they could switch the patch to the other eye to see in the dark right away without waiting for their eyes to adjust.