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kPdB TIL Bill O'Reilly doubled down on the ‘tide goes in’ argument… against Stephen Hawking
8em6Z TIL from the 1960s to the early 1990s, RadioShack had a "battery of the month" club. Members were issued a free wallet-sized cardboard card which entitled the bearer to one free battery a month when presented in RadioShack stores.
DQ4Jv TIL When you dream, one part of your brain is making up the story, and another part is experiencing those events and is genuinely surprised by all the twists in the plot.
Qmne TIL that in Raiders of the Lost Ark, they limited the onscreen blood from gun shots during the truck chase by using fine red dust instead of liquid fake blood. Unfortunately, the only red dust available for the squibs was Cayenne Pepper, which caused a lot of suffering for the stunt crew.
Xd6E TIL that men and women have about the same level of intelligence, but a different distribution. Men have a higher standard deviation, so are spread out on the bell curve. This could possibly explain men’s higher representation in science, leadership, and prestigious roles.