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TIL that bilinguals experience tip-of-the-tongue moments twice as often as monolinguals. Processing two languages at the same time comes with a computational cost. Although, this kind of “multitasking” trains the brain.

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xVk10 TIL while playing the Wicked Witch of the West, Margaret Hamilton suffered second-degree burns due to a pyrotechnics accident, so she refused to do any more "fireworks" scenes. Later her stunt double was on a flying broomstick, which exploded between her legs and left her permanently scarred.
1aw7V TIL a British scientist rode a bike fitted with an ultrasonic distance sensor to see how closely cars would pass him. He found that cars gave him about 6 inches more space when he was wearing a wig so that drivers passing from behind would think he was a woman.
gM94y TIL Sales of packaged or processed foods are declining. Many Americans are turning away from foods whose ingredients aren’t “fresh” or “natural.” There is a mounting distrust of so-called “Big Food”, the large food companies and legacy brands that millions of consumers have relied on for so long.
0wPdj TIL of Pomato, a grafted plant that is part tomato and part potato. The resulting plant have cherry tomatoes on the vine and white potatoes in the soil, resulting in plants with double crops. Grafting can also boost natural resilience and improve biodiversity by supporting different pollinators!
WAQd TIL David Berkowitz, also known as the Son of Sam killer, alleges that he was not a lone shooter; rather that he was one of several members of a satanic cult known as “The Process”.