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TIL about Nobel Disease aka Nobelitis - Tendency for Some Nobel Winners to Embrace Fringe Beliefs Later in Life

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d8jGK TIL Harry Melling (Dudley from Harry Potter) lost so much weight before the filming of The Deathly Hallows that he had to wear a fat suit
m1k0y TIL there have been multiple "AI winters" which are periods of reduced funding and interest in the field following a period of hype in overstated AI capabilities.
69GAW TIL that the movie Scram! (1932) was banned in the Netherlands because two male actors sit on a bed with a woman to whom they were not married. Censors felt this was "indecent". Today the film is not banned.
pQWe TIL that when monkeys are taught to recognize themselves in the mirror, the first thing they do after recognizing themselves in the mirror is to inspect their genitals.
Wkk9 TIL that when Bruce Willis was a kid he developed a stutter. He discovered that this disability vanished when performing on stage, which led to him having the acting career he has today.