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TIL We actually live about 80 milliseconds in the past because that’s how long it takes our brains to process information.

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kOLbW TIL: Saturn’s rings are only about 100 yards thick
VMMEB TIL there is a school in Japan called The Anne Academy, inspired by Anne of Green Gables, that teaches students to speak English with a Canadian (Prince Edward Island) accent
78bBr TIL director Sidney Lumet (12 Angry Men, Serpico, Dog Day Afternoon) had only two acting roles. 1939's One Third of a Nation and 2004's The Manchurian Candidate
VBOrB TIL that a movie is granted a PG-13 rating if the word fuck is only used once and not in the context of sex
BrDWb TIL about the oldest living elephant - Vatsala, living at an Elephant camp in a Tiger Reserve. At 105, she has lived for more than double the age of an average Asian Elephant. Though loosing her vision to Cataract, she has been able to navigate using her trunk and support from her herd members