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TIL the ‘church’ of Scientology has its own prison

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R50v8 TIL the same gene mutation responsible for dogs' friendly behavior compared to wolves' causes Williams syndrome in humans. This rare genetic condition is characterized by increased sociability but decreased cognitive ability.
WkojY TIL Anaxagoras (c 510-428 BC) was the first to correctly explain eclipses. He also theorized the Sun was a star and that stars were burning rocks but the other stars are too far away to feel their heat
woAYP TIL that Night of the Living Dead (1968) is responsible for the modern conception of zombies as unhinged flesh-eaters. Prior to the movie, "zombies" were typically portrayed as living people enslaved by priests. Interestingly however, the word "zombie" is never mentioned once in the entire film.
7EaO TIL that Guillermo del Toro desperately wanted to direct Breaking Bad’s episode “Ozymandias”. When he expressed this desire to the episode’s eventual director Rian Johnson, Johnson responded, “Yeah, sorry, I’m the one who gets to f*** the prom queen.”
rRJAe TIL of Dawn Wells, the first woman to wear short shorts on television as she played Mary Ann on Gilligan’s Island