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TIL that the Guinness Book of World Records and Guinness Breweries are the same Guinness.

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wLGNJ TIL "Spotlight effect" is a feeling in which you overthink that you are being continuously observed, noticed, and judged by others (like walking into a room full of people or participating in a meeting discussion). The effect arises from being extremely self-conscious about what others may think.
NXr4N TIL: London has the most foreign-born people of any city in the world at 40%
eGD TIL Amelia Earhart most likely survived her plane crash and lived for a short while as a castaway on a small island in the south Pacific.
yVZQ8 TIL In 2003 Space Shuttle flight director knew that Columbia's Thermal Protection System was damaged but decided to not tell the crew. He thought it would be better for them to have a happy successful flight and die unexpectedly during entry than to stay in orbit with oxygen running out
9aM6 TIL that Lord of the Rings actor Ian McKellen turned down an offer of 1.5 million dollar to officiate a wedding dressed as Gandalf, saying “I am sorry, Gandalf doesn’t do weddings.”