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TIL about the law of flat surfaces which says that if you have a flat surface in your home, it will get filled with clutter

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ZB9p TIL of Sessue Hayakawa, a Japanese actor who started in the silent era and became one of the first Hollywood sex symbols. He also created his own production company to fight Asian stereotypes, was nominated for an Oscar, became part of the French resistance in WWII and was a Zen master
mxXEY TIL of Joe Arridy, a mentally disabled man who was executed for a murder he didn’t commit. Police also arrested the true killer who was found with the murder weapon & identified by the victim’s sister. Arridy didn’t understand his fate & laughed & smiled entering the gas chamber.
M4da TIL the actor who played Young Anakin Skywalker, Jake Lloyd, in The Phantom Menace was constantly picked on at school by his peers for his role, it turned him off acting ever since the movie
Y1EG TIL Lego designed the holes in minifigure heads to allow kids to keep breathing if they become stuck in their throat
BrR4D TIL that prior to 1996, there was no requirement to present an ID to board a plane. The policy was put into place to show the government was “doing something” about the crash of TWA Flight 800.