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TIL Michael Crichton was 6'9" and felt socially isolated as a result.

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16yn7 TIL Captain Francesco Schettino caused the Costa Concordia disaster, leading to 32 deaths, because he was distracted trying to impress a woman. Even after the crash, he didn’t tell anyone for over an hour about the massive hole in the ship and was more worried about coming up with an excuse.
RmV8 TIL the audio levels in recorded music have increased since the early 1990s with many experts saying it leads to reduced sound quality and listener enjoyment. This is known as the “Loudness War”.
xVKe1 TIL some cats are allergic to humans the same way humans can be allergic to cats.
xVE77 TIL Angelo Poffo, father of Macho Man Randy Savage, destroyed the World Record for consecutive sit-ups with 6,033 in 4 hours and 10 minutes. This record is still unbroken.
woGWJ TIL Peter Davidson who played the fifth Dr Who, and Sandra Dickinson who played Trillian in The Hitchhiker’s Guide To The Galaxy have a daughter, Georgia Tennant, who portrayed the daughter of the tenth Doctor Who, and later married the actor who played him.