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TIL that intelligent people tend to be messy, stay awake longer, and swear more

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9YVVp TIL Roman Emperor Julian the Apostate issued an edict of religious toleration. The rationale for the edict was most likely based less on high minded principles and more on the idea that giving legal cover to heretic clerics would lead the Christians to bicker themselves to death
neEZB TIL: Because of a botched surgery intended to repair a severely perforated eardrum, that actually caused permanent inner ear damage, Stephen Colbert wasn't able to scuba dive for a marine biology job he wanted which pushed him to comedy. The damage to his eardrum also left him deaf in his right ear.
loKdA TIL the crew of 'Return of the Jedi' mocked the character design of Admiral Ackbar, deeming it too ugly. Director Richard Marquand refused to alter it, saying, "I think it's good to tell kids that good people aren't necessarily good looking people and that bad people aren't necessarily ugly people."
loJr TIL Mozart composed a song called “Lick Me in the Ass”.
eePn TIL the kid who plays Luke on Modern Family graduated high school at 13 and is a member of Mensa