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TIL the actress who played the Yellow Power Ranger also plays the (always naked) foreign exchange student in Not Another Teen Movie

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Bxay TIL the atmosphere on Earth at sea level is roughly equivalent to being behind 13 feet of solid concrete when it comes to radiation shielding.
eKj6 TIL In 1988 Ian Mckellen visited Michael Howard, then Environment Secretary, to lobby against Section 28. Howard refused to change his position but did ask him to leave an autograph for his children. McKellen agreed, but wrote, “Fuck off, I’m gay.”
p8rMN TIL the first 'talking car', the 1982 Datsun 810 Maxima, stored its voice messages ("lights are on", "left door is open", "fuel level is low", etc.) on a 3-inch, shock-resistant, plastic phonograph record.
X0w6k TIL in three separate studies, researchers found that students who took notes on laptops performed worse on conceptual questions than students who took notes longhand.
gr0mD TIL in order to look strung out Charlie sheen stayed up for 2 days straight to achieve his role in Ferris bueller’s day off