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TIL James Cameron had a nightmare about an invincible robot hitman sent from the future to kill him, giving him the idea for The Terminator.

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N7yxN TIL of the Axial Age is era between 8th to the 3rd century BCE when many great sages appeared, including the Buddha, Socrates, Confucius, Jeremiah and the mystics of the Upanishads. It's been described by as 'a deep breath, a pause for liberty between the age of empires' where a new humanity began.
b6gea TIL - Although Taylor Swift has written original songs, most are co-written with other artists to include Max Martin,Liz Rose, Shellback, Ryan Tedder, Imogen Heap, Colbie Caillat, Ali Payami, Jack Antonoff, and Ed Sheeran to name a few.
kOJEW TIL The best selling drink in every country on Earth is either Coca-cola or a drink owned by the Coca-Cola company - except for one place. Scotlands own 'Irn-Bru'. It has been the most dominant soft drink in Scotland for a century.
W7kgo TIL Pope Gregory XVI opposed gas lighting and railways, believing that they would create commerce and lead to liberal reforms. Gregory XVI in fact banned railways in the Papal States, calling them chemins d'enfer ("road to hell", a play on the French for railroad, chemin de fer, "iron road")
6E06J Today I Learned: 7 Erogenous Zones that turn you on! There are various erogenous zones in the body like ears, necks, lips, nipples, etc. This article provides a detailed description of it.