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TIL NASA has their own SWAT team

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ZpG1p TIL About the "Glass Cliff": A phenomenon where women are more likely to achieve leadership roles in business and government during periods of crisis or downturn when the risk of failure is highest.
YpD5G TIL the movie "Paranormal Activity" had a budget of only $15,000 but made $194 million. During the screening, people were walking out that one studio executive thought the film was bombing. They later learned that the viewers were actually leaving because they were too frightened.
NVjE TIL that many of the child actors who played the Little Rascals were later murdered and/or convicted of murder. Also, the original dog to play Pete the Pup was assassinated in 1930.
6EK8 TIL there’s a debugging method that uses rubber duck
Wnp4 TIL a man with severe OCD and a phobia of germs attempted to commit suicide at the age of 19 via a gunshot wound to the head. Instead of killing him, the bullet eliminated his mental illness without any other brain damage.