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TIL actor Joaquin Phoenix got into a traffic accident which flipped over his car, but was rescued by a random passerby who first calmly snatched away Phoenix's cigarette lighter right before it lit up the leaking gas tank. The passerby was Werner Herzog.

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B9Qb TIL Marilyn Monroe’s mother was schizophrenic, which caused Marilyn to live in several foster homes and orphanages. In two of these, she was sexually assaulted by the foster father. When she was 16, her foster family married her off to keep her from going back to foster care when they moved
nWLEW TIL the Halo Effect is cognitive bias claiming that positive impressions of people, brands, and products in one area positively influence our feelings in another area.
B0bK TIL that Dutch Klompen (whole feet wooden clogs) are officially accredited as safety shoes, and are safer than steel-capped boots in many circumstances.
VMEXD TIL that the 1983 'Inspector Gadget' TV series is the first animated television series to be presented in stereo sound.
P1Jme TIL that in 1946, New Zealand accidentally held its election late by 2 months because someone “forgot to mark the calendar, [and] forgot the last election was held earlier than usual”