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TIL that scientists believe there is a connection between high intelligence and mental disorders.

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jdEE TIL the Chicago Tribune, New Yorker, Boston Globe, and Pittsburgh Post-Gazette all gave Season 1 of “Breaking Bad” a negative review.
69GBW TIL that after the film Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium was used as a joke in the final season of Breaking Bad, the film's writer and director completely disowned it and admitted that it was a train wreck.
D7ED TIL Aribert Heim, aka Dr. Death because of the horrific experiments he performed on Jews during the Holocaust, evaded capture be escaping Germany and converting to Islam, living in Egypt under the name Tarek Hussein Farid until his death in 1992.
eoKg TIL in 2007, the largest Colossal Squid was captured by fishermen. They froze it for preservation, but when scientists decided to dissect it, they considered using a giant microwave to thaw it, since letting it thaw normally would take days and the outside of the squid might rot before the inside.
lLW1 TIL Clint Eastwood once ran for mayor of a small town in California. Part of his campaign platform was overturning a ban on ice cream parlors. He won.