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TiL: The Camera On The Upright Goal Post Is Behind The Plane Of The Goal In NFL End Zones.

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NXOG1 TIL a study lured 290 participants under the false premise the study was on attractiveness. They were told their peers would be rating their photo & while “waiting” for the ratings, they played Tetris for 10 minutes. Researchers found that Tetris can put people into a state of “flow” & ease anxiety.
v1A64 TIL that in 2017 a Toronto man pledged to eat a photo of Jason Segel every day until Jason Segel ate a picture of him. During one attempt, he choked on the photo and almost died
Z86jR TIL Stalin's wife, Nadezhda, often argued with him, partly due to her desire to pursue a career, when he wanted her to have a domestic role. She later shot herself in the heart. Her death was announced as appendicitis, and her children were not told the truth of her death until years later.
E198P TIL: Pilots of the SR-71 Blackbird were often tasked to fly over heads of state triggering a shockwave to remind countries what they were doing was against US policy
7rd6O TIL: Albert Einstein invented a green refrigerator. It had no moving parts, used not-greenhouse affecting chemicals, and only required a heat source to run.