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TIL: That to prepare for the role of Bridget Jones, actress Renée Zellweger worked at London book publishers Picador as a trainee in the publicity department.

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gMEMy TIL there are computer viruses that can be transmitted via sound.
xVm77 TIL Neither the mafia nor other criminal organizations have used cemented shoes to drown their victims. This method has only been used in single cases to submerge (already) dead bodies
ANaaa TIL Shift work is associated with cognitive decline. Shift work throws of the circadian rhythm which causes hormonal irregularities and various neurobehavioural issues. Decline was seen in processing speed, working memory, psychomotor vigilance, cognitive control, and visual attention.
OXm7 TIL Actress Candace Bergen’s father left $10,000 to his ventriloquist dummy and zero to her. His will said the dummy had “been my constant companion…from whom I have never been separated even for a day.” (The dummy had his own bedroom which was larger than Candace’s).
4LJ5 TIL that after filming the freeway scenes for The Matrix: Reloaded, the film makers, instead of disposing of the set, chose to donate it, in pieces, to charity in Mexico to be turned into low-cost housing.