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TIL It’s the Hula Hoops 50th Birthday

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0ddJy TIL Wilt Chamberlain claimed to have slept with 20 000 women and later said "I have learned in my life I've found out that having one woman a thousand different times is much more satisfying."
8aVWG TIL that part of what makes The Exorcist so scary are the sound effects, which are meant to trigger primal fear in the viewer. The designer used animal sounds throughout the film, including a swarm of bees.
w7bM TIL a Naval reservist was prosecuted and sentenced after pleading guilty to unauthorized removal and retention of classified materials, though the “investigation did not reveal evidence that Nishimura intended to distribute classified information to unauthorized personnel”
YkM7 TIL that in an effort to demonstrate people’s lack of scientific literacy, water is referred to by an unfamiliar name, “dihydrogen monoxide”, followed by a listing of real effects of this chemical, in an attempt to convince people that it should be regulated, labeled as hazardous, or banned.
bN4E TIL The concept of Combat Information Centers on warships was taken “specifically, consciously, and directly” from science fiction.