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TIL that a study of film-goers heart rates shows that the “Here’s Johnny!” scene from The Shining is the scariest moment in film. Over entire movies, “The Exorcist” is the scariest, sending pulses up by 25.9% on average.

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7rjgX TIL the Guinness Book of World Records lists Deinococcus radiodurans bacterium as the world's toughest organism because of its ability to survive extreme radiation, cold, dehydration, vacuum and acid. These bacteria were found to survive 3 years in outer space based on studies conducted on the ISS.
vkK7 TIL a German power washing company donates its cleaning services to monuments around the world, including Christ the Redeemer, the Seattle Space Needle, and Mount Rushmore. Besides being a nice philanthropic venture, this has helped them develop new techniques as they work on abnormal monuments.
vPVpD TIL it's possible to take a bus tour through the Nevada National Security Site, where 928 nuclear tests were conducted
Lkbmp TIL Crazy Train
GAy5N TIL the Big Bang got its name from a Cambridge astronomer who thought the theory was bullshit. That man also discovered that elements were created inside star cores by nuclear fusion and believed that life originates from outside Earth .