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TIL pulmonary tuberculosis was associated with fragility and sexual attractiveness in the 19th century

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D1EQp TIL Rick Riordan, author of Percy Jackson, wrote a teacher who was showing the movies in class: "No. Stop. Please. No class deserves such a punishment". On another occasion he wrote: "I would rather have my teeth pulled with no anesthesia".
E1Ayd TIL that copyright didn’t exist in 15th century which led to an increase in copied plays. To counter this, actors got their lines only once the play was in progress – often in the form of cue acting when someone backstage whispered it to them.
MereB TIL about Sans Forgetica - a font designed to help you remember text better when studying and reading.The 'desirable difficulty' you experience when reading it prompts your brain to engage in deeper processing.
b99M7 Scientists have found an underlying reason why it's dangerous to drive when you're sleepy. Brain recordings show cells involved in perception fire more slowly in somebody who has been up all night.
kJPYW TIL that there’s no evidence sugar causes hyperactivity.