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TIL: a study showed that Harry Potter fans “tend be more open to diversity; politically tolerant; less authoritarian; less likely to support the use of deadly force or torture; more politically active; and are more likely to have a negative view of the Bush administration.”

KbBR TIL that in an episode of Seinfeld, Elaine tries to get her boyfriend to change his name, as it was the same as famous serial killer, Joel Rifkin. Elaine suggests he change his name to “OJ” after OJ Simpson. 7 months after the episode aired, OJ was put on trial for double murder.
woNEJ TIL: In 1830, Victor Hugo locked away his clothes to avoid procrastination and leaving the house. He finished "The Hunchback of Notre Dame" in just six months.
Oo9mR TIL the creative director of the NASA Voyager Golden Record project, Ann Druyan, recorded her brain waves in 1977 when she fell in love with Carl Sagan to be sent into interstellar space with the Voyager Spacecrafts
LkdJv TIL the success of the 2011 Egyptian Revolution has been attributed in part to soccer hooligans, whose experience in street brawling and resisting police was useful in protecting the mass demonstrations in Tahrir Square from being cleared out by police.
9YpaQ TIL Melanie Martinez had her home destroyed four times by Hurricane: Betsy (1965), Juan (1985), George (1998), and Katrina (2005). The reality TV show "Hideous Homes" gave her home a $20,000 remodeling, only to have it destroyed again by Hurricane Issac in 2012.