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TIL According to the Geneva Convention, knowingly firing at a medic wearing clear insignia is a war crime

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6EgEw TIL Carrie Fisher revealed in her memoir, Wishful Drinking, that she once had a romantic relationship with U.S. Senator Chris Dodd. When Dodd was asked for a comment by a reporter he explained that "it was a long, long time ago in a galaxy far, far away."
reVy TIL that the actress playing the T1000 as it imitates Sarah Conner near the end of Terminator 2. Leslie Hamilton , Linda’s Hamilton’s real life twin sister.
9YDaG TIL monkeys show signs of both risk aversion and loss aversion, and can be taught to use currency - in experiments with statistically identical outcomes, monkeys performed like humans in preferring to avoid risky transactions, and by putting more weight on losses than on gains
9YxjX TIL Ludger Sylbaris, a man thrown into solitary confinement after a bar brawl, survived one of the biggest volcanic eruption of the 20th century because his cell was bombproof and poorly ventilated. He became one of only three known survivors of the event, and his prison cell still stands today.
j66np TIL: A Dolphin named Peter, fell in love with an adult Female Human and committed suicide after the two were separated…