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TIL Learning a second language greatly reduces the risk of having Alzheimers later in life

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WMgY TIL that it is estimated that we have a 2% chance of confirming extraterrestrial life within ten years.
ZkgY TIL that during WWII, the CIA put out the “Simple Sabotage Field Manual” which described ways that ordinary citizens could sabotage the Nazis by doing things such as “holding conferences when there is more critical work” and “issuing 2 train tickets for the same seat to create an argument”.
8aLQK TIL that the band the Byrds was originally called the Jet Set and, in an attempt to cash in on the British Invasion craze, released a single under the British-sounding name the Beefeaters.
wJxE TIL that Christopher Nolan’s Interstellar is the only film in the top 10 worldwide box office this year that is wholly original (not a reboot, remake, sequel, or part of a franchise)
kPW1 TIL that Troy McClure and Lionel Hutz were both retired from The Simpsons after their voice actor, Phil Hartman, was murdered. Philip J. Fry was named in his honour and, before his death, the character Zapp Branigan had been written specifically for him.