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TIL original PS1 controller was 10% larger in the US compared to Japan, to account for bigger hands in America.

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xKw1 TIL in Walk the Line, the scene where Joaquin Phoenix tears the sink off the wall was unscripted and he actually did it himself.
9YP5p TIL that during the Winter War of 1939-1940, Russian tanks and infantry attempted to flank Vyborg by crossing the frozen Gulf of Finland. When Finnish forces were alerted, they fired 12” coastal batteries into the ice. Entire Russian companies disappeared.
J1Yv1 TIL that Rowan Atkinson aka Mr. Bean once wrecked a 1997 McLaren F1 twice and went on to receive Britain's largest insurance payout of all time (£910,000).
gMAB4 TIL the book 'Five Feet Apart' is actually based on the screenplay of the film of the same name. The book was released a few months after the film's principal production started.
p8rbA TIL: A Siamese cat's coloration is dictated by genes that are sensitive to temperature, which is why the cooler parts of their bodies (ears, paws, tail) are colored dark, while the rest of them is light-colored.