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TIL about Jeanne Dielman, 23 quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles, which according to Sight and Sound Magazine is the new #1 movie of all time according to their poll It is known for its long takes and slow cinema

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79YL TIL Joseph Christopher (serial killer who murdered 12+) tried to check himself into a psychiatric center just weeks before he began his murder spree
KO4jJ TIL about the Canadian Rangers, a 5,000 strong wing of the Canadian military reserves made up mostly of First Nation personnel. They provide a military presence in the most remote Canadian regions, act as guides and scouts for the Army, and until 2018 were still issued WWII vintage rifles.
74wb TIL: In 1995 Christopher Reeve starred in the film Above Suspicion, in which he played a quadriplegic character. It premiered 6 days before his horse riding accident.
R7a96 TIL Renowned Harvard psychologist Jerome Kagan is sceptical of the mental-health establishment and pharmaceutical companies, accusing them of incorrectly classifying millions as mentally ill out of self-interest and greed
gZ9b TIL in ancient Persia, engineers built a type of evaporative cooler that could store ice, even in the middle of summer. It is called a Yakhchal.