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TIL Listening to music while working out measurably improves physical performance.

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dDmDB TIL of the rescue of the ship "Forrest Hall". In 1899, during one of the worst storms in living memory, a rescue was done by hauling a 10-ton lifeboat overland 13 miles to a safer launch point.
5YvMr TIL in 'Raiders of the Lost Ark', most of the snakes in the 'Well of Souls' scene were actually just pieces of hose. The scene was filmed in England where producers couldn't find enough snakes in pet shops to make the scene work. Many of the real snakes used would also not be found in Africa.
QJ0Pk TIL tears of happiness and tears of sadness look different under the microscope.
QJa4p TIL Ron Wasserman, the composer of the Power Rangers theme song, also composed the theme song for the X-Men Animated Series
1evr TIL In 1965, Kris Kristofferson was given an assignment to teach English literature at West Point. Instead, he decided to leave the Army and pursue songwriting. His family disowned him because of this decision and they never reconciled with him