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TIL that the human eye is known to have internal circadian rhythms, and that morning-circulating-melatonin levels (a circadean/sleep health issue) were measured almost three times higher in people who are near-sighted/myopic

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neN69 TIL in the scene where Jack Nicholson smashes down the door with an axe in ‘The Shining,’ the prop team used a weakened one so it would be easier to break. But Nicholson had previously been volunteer fire marshal and broke through the door so easily the prop team was forced to make a stronger door.
NA7M TIL Loch Ness is big enough to fit the entire population of the world ten times over in it
xpgD TIL The video Ipod single-handedly saved “The Office”. The show was about to get canceled but NBC struck a deal with Apple in which all new Ipods came pre-loaded with the Christmas Special episode. Resulting in The Office shooting to the top of the Itunes charts and ultimately running for 9 seasons.
ga59 TIL differences in camera lenses can cause people to be more or less photogenic in pictures.
kBGg TIL In 1988 a Finnish artist made a video in which he killed a cat with an axe and then masturbated over the carcass. This award-winning artisan is now a professor of arts in Helsinki