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TIL in Quechua the word “behind"is the same word as"future”. The word"In front"is the same word as"Past". Due to this, their temporal interpretation of life is that humans are walking through life backwards. They can see their past, but the future is unknown & yet to be seen, thus it is behind them.

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64d8 TIL that Leonardio DiCaprio used “the drunkest man in the world” video from YouTube as his inspiration for the scene in “Wolf of Wall Street” where he’s crawling to his car after the quaaludes send him into the “cerebral palsy phase”.
BrLnk TIL in 2003 on the ABC evening news, it was reported that because of the dangers from Hurricane Isabelle, the military members assigned the duty of guarding the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier were given permission to suspend the assignment. They respectfully declined the offer. "No way, Sir!"
p0eO TIL that there is a phenomenon while we sleep known as Hypermnesia that seems to prove we have access to more memories while dreaming than in waking life.
xVOw7 TIL that all 3 members of the original Apollo 1 mission were killed during a flight rehearsal test. The name Apollo 1, chosen by the crew, was made official by NASA in their honor after the fire. The tradition continued for every mission after.
m1vOO TIL that the Gummy Bear originated in Germany, where it was created by Hans Riegel, who started the Haribo Company in 1920. In 1922, Riegel invented the Dancing Bear gummy, inspired by bears seen at street markets in Europe. The Gold Bear product, the current gummy standard, was created in 1967.