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TIL that some of the children who sang in Another Brick In The Wall launched a bid in 2004 for thousands of pounds in unpaid royalties

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wLE9E TIL: During the Thirty Years' War, Count Von Tilly of the imperial army declared that if anyone in Rothenburg ob der Tauber could drink a tank of wine (3.25 liters) in one go, he would spare the town and move on. The mayor of the town obliged, prompting the army to leave.
l97 TIL that in 1973 a scientist sent healthy volunteers to mental institutions, telling them to fake one innocuous symptom and then act normally. All were diagnosed with psychiatric disorders and held for an average of 19 days.
ApKw TIL Star Wars production assistant Ian Bryce arrived on set to find a note from the Ewok actors saying they all had quit and were on their way to fly home. After panicking, he was relieved to see the Ewok bus pull up in the lot, with all the actors wearing ‘Revenge Of The Ewok’ t-shirts.
M744a TIL Starting as a joke, a Duke university researcher brought a portable scanning electron microscope into her home. Then the organization realized it wasn't a bad idea as she used it for virtual outreach activities
MmPK TIL Cuteness inspires aggression which is why we often want to squeeze things we find cute. it’s called “cute aggression”.