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ADD1a TIL that the shark in Jaws was named Bruce after Bruce Ramer, a lawyer who was representing Spielberg during the making of the film. Ramer still works in Hollywood and continues to represent celebrities like Clint Eastwood and George Clooney
Q4ZX TIL The events of 9/11 directly led to the miraculous discovery of the oldest cave in North America at a highway project in Missouri.
K10J TIL With just one dose of the ibogaine hallucinogen and a psychedelic journey that can last days, heroin addicts, alcoholics and cocaine users have reportedly found themselves completely free from their cravings — with none of the usual withdrawal symptoms.
JAk TIL In Saving Private Ryan, the two “German” soldiers shot trying to surrender were members of the Ost Battalions, prisoners froms eastern European countries invaded and forced into the German army. They were saying, “Please don’t shoot me, I am not German, I am Czech, I didn’t kill anyone!”
neZLP TIL the prevailing theory behind why humans like music is that we learn patterns and regularities within music, and we unconsciously predict what will come next. When we are right, our brain gives us a dopamine rush. Thus the constant dance between expectation and outcome is pleasurable to us