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TIL that during an olympic gold hockey game involving Canada, so many people viewed it on tv that there were massive fluctuations in water pressure during the time between periods from people using the bathroom simultaneously

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9MkG TIL a child molester who appeared in over 200 photographs of abuse used a ‘digital swirl’ effect to hide his identity. He was caught after police reversed the effect.
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nevar TIL In 1957, actor Cary Grant was diagnosed with "prolonged emotional detachment" and began medical LSD therapy. He had more than 100 acid trips over a 2 year period and believed it helped him cope with the pain from his childhood.