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TIL People with good social support are less likely to develop mental disorders (such as PTSD, anxiety, bipolar, etc.)

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GYawj TIL the Ivanpah Solar Power Facility's mirror arrays focus light into beams so powerful that they kill thousands of birds a year, setting them on fire in flight
OOAL TIL concrete can be made translucent by incorporating optical fibers in merely 4% of its volume. The material feels and behaves just like concrete, but allows light to pass through.
0w6BM TIL that Christopher Plummer hated The Sound of Music. He called it The Sound of Mucus or S&M. During filming, he would get drunk in taverns and ate so much schnapps and pastries, that he got very fat. His costumes had to be let out. He was also “dead drunk” during the music festival scene.
l71XV TIL Jeff Goldblum tickles some mean ivories.
47VX TIL privacy is different from secrecy. I know what you do in the bathroom, but you still close the door. That’s because you want privacy, not secrecy