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TIL there is a meditative practice that people do called Sungazing. It's where people stare directly at the sun in hopes of clearing their mind and becoming more focused. But there is no scientific research to support these claims and staring at the sun can lead to blindness in the worst cases.

0OLj TIL Leonardo Dicaprio bought an island in Belize 10 years ago and built the world’s first eco-restorative resort that “restores” the island’s over-fished waters, coastline and forest
5VP6Q TIL actor Joe Pesci hated the early unit call times in “Home Alone” since they prevented him from starting his day with nine holes of golf as he liked to do. After Pesci took the Assistant Dir. by the collar one day to complain about it, the call times were moved back from 7 to 9 A.M. just for him.
Egb0 TIL that Liam Neeson used to be a school teacher and punched a student in the face for pulling a knife on him.
x6kyw TIL: James Blunt gave Weird Al Yankovic permission to parody his single "You're Beautiful." But after Yankovic recorded "You're Pitiful," Blunt's record label refused to let it be commercially released. Yankovic didn't include it on his album. Instead, he released it as a free digital download.
Ob8X TIL scientists have found that Ozzy Osbourne has unique genetic mutations that that increase his body’s endurance for hard drugs and excessive alcohol: the “genes connected to addiction, alcoholism … all had unique variations in Osbourne, a few of which geneticists had never seen before”