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TIL Beirut is the capital of Lebanon

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Eg1Ep TIL the term “Easter Egg” was coined in 1979 by an Atari software developer to describe a hidden message in a video game.
JBN1 TIL you can tell if a baby is self-aware by drawing a red dot on his/her forehead in front of a mirror
x6vn7 TIL that the famous psychologist Sigmund Freud suggested that addictions, including tobacco, were substitutes for masturbation.
N7PDM TIL that Jim Carrey had to be taught CIA torture coping techniques to endure the make-up process for How the Grinch Stole Christmas.
nWpRd TIL in 1692 an 80 year old from Livonia was called to court as a witness to a theft. Unprompted, he revealed that he was a werewolf who fought witches in hell, including his neighbour, who broke his nose with his broomstick. The judges initialy laughed but evidence forced them to take it seriously