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TIL: large earthquakes can systematically trigger other large earthquakes on opposite sides of the earth

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19kd TIL Thomas Kincaid, who described himself as a born again Christian and painter of a “morally superior art,” pissed in public on a Winnie the Pooh figure at the Disneyland Hotel while saying, “This one’s for you, Walt.” He died from overdosing on alcohol and valium in 2012.
WkQ7A TIL that “Weird Al” Yankovic would take dates to see The Naked Gun without telling them he was in it. He would also wear the same Hawaiian shirt he wore in the movie.
Enno TIL two psychologists, to study self-deception, created a provocative questionnaire with the assumption that a response of “no” to any of the questions would be a lie. Some of these questions include: “Have you ever wanted to rape or be raped by someone” “Have you ever enjoyed your bowel movements”
GYyON TIL - The brain accounts for only 2% of your total body weight, but is is responsible for 20% of your energy use on average.
XZ48 TIL that in 2004, J.K. Rowling became the first person to become a billionaire by writing books.