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TIL that tax easement can be recompensed to investors for not developing an unsustainable project;as compensation for projected loss of investment

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evX5 TIL that Janet Leigh, Marion Crane in Psycho, was so affected by the shower scene that she no longer took showers unless she absolutely had to. She would lock all doors and windows and leave the shower door open. She never realized until she watched the film “how vulnerable and defenseless one is”.
Wk1y4 TIL The football huddle was created by deaf players so they could sign to each other about plays without the opposing team seeing.
yQl5V TIL in 2016, Shabani, a male Gorilla at a Japanese zoo received worldwide attention when women started flocking to see him as they thought him to be extremely handsome and manly. The crowds of women yelling his name made him so uncomfortable, zoo staff had to put up signs telling them to stop
eYGk TIL Harris Rosen offered scholarships to students in a very poor neighborhood, Tangelo Park, who got good grades and completely changed the socioeconomics of the area. He has adopted another neighborhood project but 5 times larger in an area near Orlando called Parramore District.
GAKX4 TIL: A study showed that men are attracted to the contrapposto stance, invented by the Greeks which feature the subject shifting weight onto one foot. Their gaze linger on the bend as it increases the Waist Hip Ratio. This helps explain high heels, catwalks, and belly dancing.