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TIL in 1913, a study was published on "the feeling of being stared at". It was found to be groundless, attributed to you being nervous about how you look when someone's looking at you.

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YPvd TIL Ian McKellen, Elijah Wood, Sean Astin, Orlando Bloom, Billy Boyd, Sean Bean, Dominic Monaghan, and Viggo Mortensen all have the Elvish number 9 tattooed on their shoulders to symbolize being members of The Fellowship of the Ring.
nQxr TIL that phenylephrine, a common substitute for pseudophedrine in over-the-counter cold and allergy medications, has been proven to be no more effective than placebo when taken orally at the recommended dose.
X0wKD TIL Guinness World Records and Ripley Entertainment (Ripley’s Believe It Or Not!) are owned by the same conglomerate based in Vancouver, BC.
4V4a TIL in 2007 a man bled green blood
KOmm4 TIL in 1633, a Turkish gentleman by the name of Lagâri Hasan Çelebi launched himself into the air on a rocket filled with 140 lbs of gunpowder. He landed in the river and was rewarded with silver by the Sultan. Mythbusters later tested this story in 2009 and considered it implausible.