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TIL that our eyes will usually dilate when we see shocking, threatening images, unless if you're a psychopath

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xV1o0 TIL that the young cast of “It” were warned beforehand that Bill Skarsgård, who plays Pennywise, could be uncharacteristically scary in character. The kids brushed this off, but when Skarsgård came out for their first scene together, he scared them so badly that most ended up crying or screaming.
6XWX TIL, after winning one of the most famous dogfights of WWII, a Japanese fighter pilot managed to fly over 4 hours back to base despite being blind and paralyzed down the entire left side of his body from enemy fire; he endured and survived emergency surgery without anesthesia immediately afterward.
4kdbR TIL onion futures contracts are banned in the United States after some traders cornered the market in the 50s
7rb7x TIL of Primate Cities, which are cities that are dominant in their country/subdivision in such a way that it is the centre of said country/subdivision (e.g. New York City in the state of New York)
96Z7 TIL the bubble gum is pink because that was the only dye Diemer (the inventor) had on hand at the time and it was his favorite color.