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TIL Audrey Hepburn's father was a Nazi

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GYBpE TIL researchers discovered that applying a sonogram to a person's skull and stimulating specific brain regions can alter their mood. One researcher described applying it to his own head and later feeling like he had a martini. They hope to develop a sonogram-based device to treat mood disorders.
LkMpm TIL that Jurassic Park's visual effects were so groundbreaking to filmmakers that it inspired Peter Jackson to begin work on Lord of the Rings, George Lucas to start on the Star Wars prequels, and Stanley Kubrick to invest in his pet project, A.I (Artificial Intelligence).
kRR1 TIL a state in Italy existed successfully without any type of government for almost 400 years
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.
R7Dkj TIL that the last official sword duel took place in France on the 21st of April 1967 because a parliament member called the mayor of Marseille “a dumbass” during a parliament conference