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TIL the word “para” in “Paralympics” actually refers to parallel, meaning it is held alongside the actual Olympics.

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GjON TIL (when they do something wrong and their owners find out) dogs don’t feel guilt at all; it’s fear that they’re expressing.
rdpy TIL that while filming Dr. Strangelove, Stanley Kubrick tricked George C. Scott into acting more ridiculously than Scott wanted. He convinced Scott to do over the top practice takes, saying they’d never be used, to warm up. Kubrick used these takes and Scott swore never to work with Kubrick again.
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