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TIL of aphantasia a condition where people are unable to form mental images in their head. People with aphantasia are also less likely to have an inner monologue.

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exvb TIL: That there are 468,749 Philadelphians on food stamps in a city of 1.5 million people.
PM8E TIL that Jack Gleeson, who plays Joffrey in Game of Thrones, cites Joaquin Pheonixs performance in Gladiator as a main influence.
PY07E TIL in 1962, 7 years before America developed ARPANET Soviets were working on their version of internet called OGAS, the project was abbandoned in 1970 because Soviet Leaders feared it would undermine their control over the economy and country.
Y7OMP TIL the last german forces of WW1 to surrender were a group of 20 soldiers which roamed the forests German New Guinea for 4 years singing "Die Wacht am Rhein", they surrendered in January 1919, 2 months after the end of WW1 in Europe.
VBGaZ TIL about the Academy Juvenile award, an Oscar that was given until 1961 to performers under 18 years old for their contributions to film. The trophy was half the size of the standard Oscar trophy and had such honorees as Shirley Temple, Judy Garland and Mickey Rooney.