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TIL The world is made by the left-brained (right handed), prefers denotative language, what is known, fixed, static, isolated, decontextualised, explicit. A right hemisphere (left handed) modus operandi would yield a changing, evolving, linked, implicit world, the living not the mechanical.

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R7Y07 TIL In 2015 the Guinness Book of World Records awarded the James Bond film "Spectre" with the record for the largest ever film stunt explosion.
woel1 TIL NHL player Tim Horton (co-founder of the Canadian coffeehouse/restaurant chain) died at the age of 44 when he crashed his car while driving home after an NHL game in Toronto. His BAC was twice the legal limit, he wasn't wearing a seatbelt, and he had barbiturates in his system.
kXRW TIL that the Honeyguide bird can guide African tribes to beehives after exchanging whistles with them. Once the humans have removed the honey, the bird can feed on the remaining beeswax and larvae
oDGA TIL: That the voice of male UK Siri, Jon Briggs, did not know he was the voice of Siri until he recognized his own voice on a iPhone 4s commercial.
D1Por TIL that there is an FAA regulation called the 'Sterile Cockpit Rule', requiring flight crews to abstain from discussing anything other than topics pertinent to the aircraft and the flight below 10,000 feet.