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TIL the eponymous subject of Pink Floyd's song "See Emily Play" (1967) is believed to be then-16 year old Emily Young. She went on to become one of Britain's leading stone sculptors.

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OdZ1 TIL Repetition compulsion is a psychological phenomenon in which a person repeats a traumatic event or its circumstances over and over again. This includes reenacting the event or putting oneself in situations where the event is likely to happen again
9YdAB TIL: Lawrence Fishburne was just 14 when production started on Coppola's Apocalypse Now, after lying about his age to get the part of Tyrone "Mr. Clean" Miller.
Zp7P4 TIL about hunger stones. These are stones submerged in water designed to warn of drought conditions when they appear. Stones in Germany date back to the 1400s and some include the words "If you see me, weep". The stones started appearing again in 2018.
vWE4 TIL the US tried to make cat guided bombs during WWII to hit enemy ships. The hope was that the cat would see the ship as “dry land” and steer the bomb to the target, in an effort to avoid getting wet. The project was abandoned because the cats would lose consciousness in the low G conditions.
YpnKA TIL a French man lied to his family about being a doctor for 18 years, and when about to be found out he murdered his wife, children, and parents. And he shot the family dog.