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TIL scientists asked people to guess who won senator/governor elections (involving candidates they knew NOTHING about) by simply looking at pictures of the candidates faces. The people guessing got it right 70% of the time.

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xlp7 TIL that the band “Eagles” sued a nonprofit eagle preservation organization for the use of the word “Eagles”.
wQk8 TIL Christopher Nolan ‘begged’ David Bowie to act as Nikola Tesla in his movie 'The Prestige’
M7V1K TIL all black holes emit radiation and, if they don’t consume enough matter, eventually evaporate and disappear
VMaB TIL their are no dust mites in Colorado due to the low humidity.
VBdvp TIL Rob Riggle, comedy actor known for roles such as 21 Jump Street, was a Marine reservist who was activated to be part of the first search and rescue crews at Ground Zero immediately after the attack on 9/11.