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TIL the 2nd amendment was passed so the federal government could form “well-regulated militias” to put down civilian rebellions - not to protect individuals from government tyranny

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b9Y1j TIL Dragonflies are capable of higher-level thought processes when hunting its prey. The discovery is the first evidence that an invertebrate animal has brain cells for selective attention, which has so far has only been demonstrated in primates. It selects one target and filters out all others
p8gbO TIL Hank Williams Jr.’s signature look of a beard, sunglasses and Cowboy hat is due in part to a near-fatal rock climbing accident in the 70s that shattered his skull and required significant rehab to even speak again
9YRGr TIL Rick Moranis improvised his entire Louis Tully speech in Ghostbusters at his apartment party, none of that was scripted. He decided he'd be a tax accountant and riffed all that gold. "I'm giving this whole thing as a promotional expense, that's why I invited clients instead of friends."
9YQN6 TIL of Eric Lomax, a British ex-POW who was captured in 1942 by Japanese forces. Many years after the war, he tracked down the Japanese man who had tortured him, and forgave him.
pYBeA TIL, the common first name Stacy is the diminutive form of the name Anastasia.