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TIL Johnny Cash and his first wife Vivian named their daughter, Roseanne, after Johnny’s nickname for Vivian’s boobs: Rose and Anne

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6gBw TIL that the heads of suicide bombers are usually left intact, even though the rest of the body is blown to bits.
PYJdg TIL the “RCS” Radar Cross Section (the value which indicates how easily something can be picked up on radar) of an Advanced Tactical Fighter is less than an that of an insect!
YXn7 TIL that Luxembourg’s education system is trilingual: the first years of primary school are in Luxembourgish, before changing to German, while in secondary school, the language of instruction changes to French.
XL58 TIL that Sean Connery turned down the Gandalf role in Lord of the Rings, saying “I read the book. I read the script. I saw the movie. I still don’t understand it.”
xV70k TIL : The "thousand-yard stare" is a phrase often used to describe the blank, unfocused gaze of soldiers who have become emotionally detached from the horrors around them. It is also sometimes used more generally to describe the look of dissociation among victims of other types of trauma.