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TIL that there are 8 JU-ON movies. We only got 3 "The Grudge" movies in the U.S, but the JU-ON series in Japan has been going on since 1998.

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w1w6 TIL that Stanley Kubrick was interested in directing a film adaption of Arthur C Clark’s Childhoods End, but the rights were already taken, so he ended up collaborating with Clark on expanding a short story, The Sentinel into what became 2001: A Space Odyssey
Lp6P TIL In 1950, an 18-year-old American POW in Korea began keeping a secret list of all the deaths he saw while in Chinese captivity. His list was lost by the Army and rediscovered in 1995 at a veteran’s reunion, granting closure to more than 400 families.
69pGX TIL The speed of quantum entanglement has been measured for the first time but it's too fast for humans to understand
OLle TIL there is a genetic disorder that causes its sufferers to have, among other things, a friendly disposition, an elf-like appearance, and perfect pitch.
Eg61w TIL about the $50 science kit that had real Uranium. The Gilbert U-238 Atomic Energy Lab (1950s) was meant for kids. The kit included a cloud chamber for viewing particle physics, a Geiger counter for monitoring radiation levels and measuring radioactive decay, as well as radioactive ore.