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TIL that people are better at recalling unfinished tasks than completed tasks; this is called the 'Zeigarnik Effect'

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r5jW TIL Futurama is named after an exhibit at the 1939 World’s Fair that showed what they thought the world would be like in 1959
j6PNR TIL that a series finale for the TV show Renegade was filmed, but never aired. This was because most of the episodes were standalone stories and it was felt that a "conclusion" would prevent TV series buyers from purchasing the show and airing it in syndication, often out of order like many shows.
loRWV TIL- The 26th President of the United States, Teddy Roosevelt, regularly staged boxing matches in the White House and took on anyone he could- including professional boxers.
GBLg TIL ‘Game Of Thrones’ and 'Westworld’ composer Ramin Djawadi kicked off his career in the late 1990s by composing music for a video game that sold poorly, but would later be regarded as revolutionary in the video game industry. The game was System Shock 2.
ne6DP TIL that high education has been associated with faster cognitive decline after diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease