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TIL that Frederick Douglass, who was born into slavery and never knew his real birthday, chose to celebrate it on February 14th. He picked this date because he remembered his mother, whom he rarely saw, calling him her "Little Valentine."

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J1nl4 TIL while filming “Dirty Dancing” in Oct 1984, the Virginian cold weather caused the temperatures to drop to 40 °F (4 °C) during the swimming scene. Jennifer Grey later described the water as “horrifically cold”, and said she might not have gone into the lake, except that she was “young and hungry.”
xVd50 TIL that a study found that spoilers don’t ruin stories. In fact, “…subjects who had the story ‘spoiled’ enjoyed the story more than the subjects who didn't know the ending in advance.”
jN5kj TIL about "Present Bias" where we give more weightage to payoffs that are closer to the present time when considering an option between two future pay-offs. According to research, managing present bias leads to better prospects in wealth and health.
gMnry TIL that in the 1980s Alyssa Milano befriended Ryan White(A Boy Ostracized For Having Aids) who was a fan of her works.She went on to appear on The Phil Donahue Show alongside Milano to kiss him on the cheek to show that she could not contract the disease.
b69v9 TIL that the world's current oldest living person, Kane Tanaka, has lived through all five imperial reigns that make up modern day Japan.