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TIL Home Depot founder Ken Lagone and his wife donated $100,000,000 to fund free tuition for every student attending New York University's medical school

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PYokO TIL Salvador Dali would hold a key or a spoon in his hand with a tin plate on the floor. If he drifted asleep, the key for spoon would fall and hit the plate waking him up. This is how he was able to create his paintings; while staying awake and being in a quasi-dream state of mind
QJkDM TIL the Breaking Bad episode "Fly", where nothing happens & they chase a fly for 60 minutes, was directed by Rian Johnson who later went on to write & direct Star Wars Episode VIII
wLG16 TIL that Rod Serling, creator of The Twilight Zone, wrote the first draft for Planet of the Apes. The Statue of Liberty at the end was his idea.
gdMb TIL aquariums don’t typically keep the mantis shrimp because they are capable of breaking through aquarium glass with a single strike of their claw. Their limbs move so quickly the water around them boils.
4GMb TIL the peak output of a horse can reach nearly 15 horsepower