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TIL that KIC 8462852 is a star that might contain advanced civilization, as there so far as been no other explanation for it’s behavior.

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loG6N TIL Noctambulist refers to a sleepwalker and that Jennifer Aniston suffers from Somnambulism!
LQDpp TIL that Jeremy Renner (best known for his role as Hawkeye in the MCU) worked as a Makeup Artist early on in his career
nWVD9 TIL that Leon Theremin, inventor of the theremin (musical instrument), also invented the first ever burglar alarm, the first CCTV system, the first drum machine, and one of the first covert listening devices. He also saw both the birth and the fall of the Soviet Union, living to the age of 97.
x6jE7 TIL that Caesar salad was invented in Tijuana by Cesare Cardini, an Italian-American who opened a restaurant there to escape Prohibition restrictions.
m1GZM TIL that ancient Egyptians had a pregnancy test using wheat and barley. Women would urinate on bags of wheat and barley, and if the grains sprouted, it was considered a positive pregn aresult. Studies in the 20th century showed this method was surprisingly accurate due to hormonal changes.