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TIL David Lynch has a foundation for teaching transcendental meditation to "at-risk" populations such as students, the homeless, U.S. military veterans, African war refugees and prison inmates.

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e0pWk TIL Despicable Me is the highest-grossing animated franchise ever, even beating Shrek.
R7M47 TIL During the Napster controversy, The Offspring wanted to release their upcoming album “Conspiracy of One” entirely online for free, but couldn’t due to legal threats from Sony. A few years later, they put up a dedicated radio stream of all their music on their site for free.
KYBE4 TIL that the Tibetan is one of the hardest languages to spell, as its last spelling reform dates back to 800 AD. While the spoken language has evolved, the written form remains unchanged, reflecting 9th-century pronunciation. This divergence has resulted in numerous silent letters.
LkZ9Z TIL that According to the Chinese law, all WeChat groups have to be registered with local authorities so that an official can also join the chat group to monitor conversations
y47J TIL James Gunn has created a “Groot version” of the script for both Guardians of the Galaxy films, which is given to Vin Diesel. It includes dialogue for Groot which clarifies what he is attempting to get across each time he says his catchphrase