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TIL that Christopher Nolan considers Talladega Nights one of the all-time great comedy films and always watches it when it’s on TV

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VBWl0 TIL in the 1870s William Shanks spent 15 years of his life calculating pi to 707 places by hand. However, the last few years were wasted as he made a mistake after the 527th digit.
9GvD TIL children who learn a musical instrument begin to hear and process sounds that they couldn’t otherwise hear. This helps them develop “neurophysiological distinction” between certain sounds that can aid in literacy.
D1bDD TIL it takes a crane and $50 000 to castrate a hippo in Columbia
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