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TIL Dennis Rodman, Michael Jordan’s Teammate and arguably the best rebounding forward in NBA history, Began Playing Basketball At 21 Years Old

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jgja TIL the opposite of deja vu is ‘jamais vu’. This happens when you experience something you recognise but feel extremely unfamiliar with. It can also happen when seeing a person you know or reading a word you’ve seen many times before
xJBw TIL of a serial killer, the Doodler, who targeted gay men in 1970’s San Francisco. He would sketch his victims nude before murdering them. Though 3 victims survived, and a suspect was identified, none were willing to “out” themselves in open court in order to convict the suspect.
5O1D TIL that the concept of “The Human Centipede” arose from a joke the director made with friends about punishing a child molester by stitching his mouth to the anus of a “fat truck driver.”
4nno TIL Japanese Macaques have local accents, just like humans. They also season their food (in salt water) and roll snowballs for fun.
a87OL TIL James West in 1962 invented the transducer microphone. His invention accounts for 90% of all microphones sold today. He also had over 250 patents to his name.