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TIL: Some people can hear their eyes move

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mxPLY TIL of The Simpsons and Philosophy university course.
PbVG TIL British rapper M.I.A. named her debut album “Arular” after the nom de guerre of her father, who fought in his native Sri Lanka as a Tamil Tiger. Her hope - which would be realized - was that he would one day google his old name, find her album, and reconnect with her.
NXAne TIL about the Soviet biologist Alexander Chizhevsky, who posited that movements of the sun caused major changes in politics and society. For example, Chizhevsky believed that the Russian revolution, along with various other upheavals and wars, was caused by solar cycles.
08RL TIL that in Germany, attempting to escape from the prison is completely legal — Getting yourself free is considered a basic human instinct.
d8led TIL that the average American will eat 2984 peanut butter and jelly sandwiches over the course of their lifetime! Stacked together, that is taller then the Statue of Liberty!