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bJla TIL the iconic march in “The Bridge On The River Kwai” was whistled because the WW2 lyrics “Hitler has only got one ball” were considered too vulgar.
DXMV TIL That Chris Kyle, the protagonist of American Sniper, claimed that he shot 30 looters in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina.
5BKr TIL when a Sharpie is left uncapped and the tip dries it can be salvaged by soaking it in rubbing alcohol
7rlwb TIL there was a practice called Posthumous Execution where a dead body was mutilated as punishment. It was performed to show that even in death, one cannot escape justice. Eg. Vlad the Impaler was beheaded following his assassination, Rasputin was exhumed from the ground and burned with gasoline.
p85MZ TIL the Implicit Assumption Test (IAT) can help you identify your ingrained biases you didn't know existed.