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TIL rocket scientists call explosions a Rapid Unscheduled Dissasembly (RUD)

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b6RZE TIL that 50% of dementia risk is related to modifiable risk factors.
b6Xl4 TIL Director Robert Altman conceived of the idea for 3 Women (1977) while his wife was being treated in a hospital.he had a dream in which he was directing a film starring Shelley Duvall and Sissy Spacek in.He woke up mid-dream, jotted notes on a pad,and went back to sleep, receiving more details.
Wkn74 TIL that the LEGO company, ever since its creation in 1932 by Ole Kirk Kristiansen, has been a family business. Its current owner is the creator's grandson, Kjeld Kirk Kristiansen.
5vdD TIL in Medieval Europe it was common for the wealthy to eat meals with their entire household, including servants.
96X6 TIL… Lead was never used in pencils. A deposit of solid natural graphite was found and presumed to be a kind of lead ore, and the name stuck.