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TIL that Spielberg committed to directing Raiders while building a sandcastle with George Lucas in Hawaii.

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vlg8 TIL in 2007 a 44-year-old man went to the doctor for minor leg discomfort and doctors found that his brain had reduced in size by 50%-75%
5Y8jD TIL what ablaut reduplication is. it’s why when we say clip-clop instead of clop-clip (this is because you always put an I, Then A, then O for 3 words and I then A or O for 2)
Y7jRv TIL in 2005 a Sparrow knocked over domino bricks in a convention hall in The Netherlands. The incident led to death threats aimed at the hunter hired to kill the bird, and a bounty offered to whoever knocked over additional dominos.
VMvKB TIL There is a school of thought that credits legendary Czech author Franz Kafka with the development of the civilian hard hat.
wZ97 TIL A clock’s hands moving ‘clockwise’ was intended to imitate the way the shadow on a sundial in the Northern hemisphere moves during the day.