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TIL Silent reading is a recent phenomenon. Only the most skilled readers of the middle ages could read silently.

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jNP8E TIL That Paul Rueben's (Pee Wee Herman) father was one of the five founding pilots of the Israeli Air Force.
ZpmEY TIL Mario Puzo, the author of the Godfather books who’d also adapted them to film, had no idea what he was doing as he’d never written a screenplay before. After winning two Oscars, he decided to buy a book on screenwriting to learn how. In the first chapter, it said “Study Godfather I”
D1vwg TIL one of the most lopsided college football games in history (Houston beat Tulsa 100-6) included county singer Larry Gatlin (Houston) and Dr. Phil (Tulsa).
R7NXw TIL in the 50s there was a nuclear bomb test in the Australian Outback. Aboriginals thought a spirit killed all of the kangaroos for them. They ate them and died of radiation poisoning.
ZpvG TIL Low social interaction is as harmful as 15 cigarettes a day, being an alcoholic, or being obese