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TIL in 2014, a recently dumped Shanghai man and some friends deliberately booked every other seat in one of the city’s movie theaters, so couples could not sit together during their Valentine's Day movie date.

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D1rKV TIL that Sacha Baron Cohen (borat) has won nearly all of the lawsuits that have been thrown at him.
4Xp6N TIL that weird dream like state before you actually fall asleep is called hypnagogia or hypnagogic hallucinations.
b9Aj TIL During WWI, a British soldier showed mercy to a wounded German infantryman… who later turned out to be Adolf Hitler.
M7DYb TIL cats have fewer toes on their back feet
wMn7 TIL that Count Dracula was first depicted wearing a Bela Lugosi-style cape/tuxedo combo in 1924 when the book was adapted for London stage. It was the only way to make it obvious that the Count was charming and sophisticated from a distance.