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TIL the opposite of déjà vu, jamais vu involves a sense of unfamiliarity with, or of never having experienced or seen before, something that should be familiar. Presque vu is the feeling of being on the brink of a powerful epiphany, insight, or revelation, without actually achieving the revelation.

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Y7eVW TIL Charlotte Rampling, who plays Gaius Helen Mohiam in the 2021 Dune series, was approached by Alejandro Jodorowsky to portray Lady Jessica in a failed attempt in the 1970s. She left the project in disgust after reading a scene in the script where 2,000 extras defecated at once.
NWoJ TIL wearing sunglasses makes you more susceptible to becoming sunburned. Sunlight stimulates the optic nerve and warns the pituitary glad. This results in the release melanocyte stimulating protein in an attempt to prevent burns
Yp1GB TIL that Adam West and Frank Gorshin were once kicked out of an orgy because they stayed in their Batman characters during the orgy.
7rO0L TIL Lenin and Stalin once teamed up to rob a bank.
JYrdj TIL that diplomats carry 'diplomatic bags'. These house secret information or anything pertaining to the duties of the diplomats who carry it - diplomatic bags have just the same immunity as diplomats themselves, meaning it cannot be opened/searched by law enforcement in a foreign country.