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TIL Richard Dawkins wants his death to be filmed to prevent people claiming he made a last-minute death bed conversion.

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XZE6 TIL that peeling an apple will remove 50% of it’s total fiber, and around 30% of it’s vitamin C
wLDjJ TIL that theres an island off the east coast (near Washington DC) where the residents have unique British American accents, that are similar to Americas first settlers and founders. The accent is in danger of disappearing, because the island is sinking into the ocean
ne4gr TIL that ‘The Shining’s’ Sally Duvall experienced a 'living hell" due to Kubrick’s direction, including making her to cry for 12 hours a day, forcing her to do the same emotional scene 127 times, and reaming her out for missing a cue.
VBBED TIL about "doubling"—a method of multiplication devised by the ancient Egyptians that required only the abilities to multiply and divide by 2 and to add. This method is still in wide use today as implemented by binary multiplier circuits in modern computer processors.
9YZOD TIL Toy Story lost the 1996 Kids' Choice Awards to Ace Ventura 2: When Nature Calls