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TIL Benedict Cumberbatch and Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield are cousins

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BrDNL TIL it is thought that Da Vinci suffered from ADHD, because he left so many works unfinished, including the Mona Lisa. He also spent excessive time planning, got very little sleep, & often worked continuously, night & day
b6eep TIL if you quote the movie Top Gun at the TOPGUN Air Force program, you'll incur a $5 fine. It conflicts with their atmosphere of professionalism.
Zp0jD TIL that the United States does not tax foreigners on capital gains (with limited exceptions). You can therefore legally buy Apple stock for $1 and sell for $1,000,000,000, and not 1 penny of US tax is due.
peNp TIL that legendary author Kurt Vonnuget, a lifelong cigarette smoker, dubbed his habbit “a classy way to commit suicide.”
xVoOb TIL of Sada Abe, a Japanese prostitute who killed her lover after erotically asphyxiating him repeatedly, cut off his penis and testicles, committed necrophilia with his severed penis, went to jail, wrote a book, became an actor, and eventually joined a nunnery, among other things. [NSFW]