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TIL Legendary Dir. Martin Scorsese's biggest cinematic influence as a young man was Dir. Roberto Rossellini's films. Scorsese grew up, met, then married Roberto's daughter Isabella who then divorced Scorsese and got together with legendary director David Lynch.

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bmV4 TIL there’s a website containing thousands of first hand accounts of slavery from former slaves. Many (if not most) of the former slaves have nothing but positive things to say about their former masters.
wonM7 TIL about Genie, a feral child who was tied up in her father's bathroom for most of her childhood and never developed the ability to speak. Despite massive advances in Genie's social skills and non-verbal communication - Genie never learned how to acquire language after her rescue.
M6rV TIL the FDA prohibits products from being packed in containers deceptively larger than what they contain. (Potato chips are exempt because the extra air protects them from being crushed.)
vPVax TIL That in some women’s rooms they have automatic seat covers. I of course checked the men’s room at this establishment and all that was there were the normal butt gaskets. I have never encountered this in my travels. Double standard?
R69j TIL that as part of the contract for appearing on Shark Tank, if you mention the name of any company you own then Shark Tank automatically owns 5% of that company or gets 2% of the lifetime profits. This is true whether the Sharks make a deal with that person or not, and prevents free advertising.