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TIL People with high IQs tend to appreciate dark humor more.

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xVRaw TIL of Lady Lucy Houston, a British philanthropist who, after WWI, recognized the need for a strong Air Force... when the British government refused, she funded development of what became the Spitfire. She passed before WWII, and never saw how much that investment paid off.
5VoGk TIL That a group of Carmelite monks in Wyoming are building themselves a gothic monastery using 3D design software and stone-carving robots
loOe1 TIL that Disney passed on the script of "Back to the Future", saying the idea of a mother falling in love with her son was contrary to the company's longtime traditional family-friendly image
69djQ TIL Takashi Yanase (Anpanman creator) was a soldier during the Japanese occupation of China in World War II, where he lost his brother in the Pacific Theater. After the war, he hated warfare and preferred being a children's author. He was also deeply ashamed with Japan's actions throughout the war.
W7wNX TIL that the expressions “ignorance is bliss”, “the end justifies the means” and “honour among thieves” are all attributed to a Roman slave, Publilius Syrus