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TIL that Rupert Grint starred in a movie in 2002 called ‘Thunderpants’ about a boy who’s super power is his “amazing ability to break wind”

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ANLpn TIL that Cesare Lombroso (1835-1909) wrote that criminals are distinguished from noncriminals by multiple physical anomalies and that these anomalies were able to predict the type of crime (theft, robbery, murder, arson)
X0J56 TIL that Louis Armstrong's song "What a Wonderful World" failed to make the record charts in the USA on its initial release in 1967, because the president of his new record label refused to promote it. It finally made the US Top 40 in 1988 after being featured in the movie "Good Morning Vietnam".
0d4Oj TIL of the existence of the English speech contraction “there’re”.
Xowk TIL that on a surprise visit to hospital after a fan fell into a coma when stabbed 30 times, Geri Halliwell (Ginger Spice), sang to the girl and her arms and legs started moving, the next day she woke up.
160J7 TIL that during World War II, Japan launched “Kikusui” or “Floating Chrysanthemum,” a campaign using balloon bombs to target the U.S. These bombs aimed to cause damage and instill fear. While most failed, one incident in 1945 resulted in the deaths of six people in Oregon.