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TIL memories are reconstructed, not replayed. Each time you recall something, your brain slightly alters the memory based on new experiences and perspectives.

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l0W5 TIL that in Oslo Norway, there is a free medical clinic for undocumented immigrants. They will even provide patients with a translator at no charge.
6EVGw TIL Anthony Daniels, who endured years of discomfort in the C-3PO costume, was so annoyed by Alan Tudyk (Rogue One) playing K-2SO in the comfort of a motion-capture suit that he cursed at Tudyk. Tudyk later joked that a "fuck you" from Daniels was among the highest compliments he had ever received.
4ba TIL there is no such thing as canola, and the name canola comes from Canadian Oil Low Acid.
pYdLA TIL that HM Prison Shepton Mallet (UK) was used by the American military 1942 to 1945. At the end of 1944 there were 768 soldiers imprisoned. 18 were executed at the prison: sixteen were hanged and two were shot by a firing squad. 10 of the 18 men executed there were black and three were Hispanic.
MejPB TIL Clarence Birdseye, inventor of frozen foods, had previously worked as a hunter for the US government. Seeking to find a cure for Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever, Birdseye was assigned to collect small animals and search them for the ticks which transmitted the disease. He found nearly 4,500 ticks.