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TIL that some people remember their dreams only in black and white.

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W7wW8 TIL that the first recorded hack occurred in 1903. While Guglielmo Marconi was publicly demonstrating his new "secure" wireless telegraph, rival inventor Nevil Maskelyne managed to broadcast rude poems to the receiver, accusing Marconi of "diddling the public".
mxXPR TIL while filming for the Lord of the Rings, Sean Bean once climbed a mountain for two hours alone to reach a set location because he did not want to take a helicopter up like everyone else.
R7PLw TIL that animals have accents!
VMbQQ TIL about Benford's Law aka the first digit law which states in number sets all throughout nature including some very personal details about human beings; the aggregate numbers that will occur are in an almost predictable pattern.
68LW TIL when Buddy Holly died, his pregnant wife first got the news through the TV, and the shock caused her miscarriage, leading to the policy requiring families to be informed before media can release the victims’ names.