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TIL that dozens of Adam Sandler movies are connected by a web of characters and obscure references. Someone coined it the Sandlerverse.

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Ne5P TIL that Stalin screened “The Grapes of Wrath” in the Soviet Union to showcase the depredations of life under capitalism. It backfired. Russian audiences marveled that in the United States, even poor people had cars. (6th paragraph)
8e67V TIL some earbud manufacturers put a tactile mark on the left earbud for blind people to recognise L from R. Usefull even for people with no vision imparities to recognise them in dark
yV56e TIL about parasocial interactions or relationships. Commonly experienced by fans of a celebrity, the fan develops friend-like emotional bonds with the celebrity, while that celebrity doesn't know the fan at all. When these relationships end, the fan can experience a real sense of loss or suffering.
GYEx5 TIL the Missing Link of the human race has been found and is no longer missing
QJVwe TIL Cyber crime is a bigger business in the US than drug trafficking and generates significantly bigger profits.