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TIL L. Ron Hubbard, the founder of Scientology said, “You don’t get rich writing science fiction. If you want to get rich, you start a religion.”

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7rnAp TIL there are gloves that teach untrained musicians to play the piano in an hour. While wearing, the gloves vibrate in ways that stimulate certain movements to condition a user's hand for a specific task. These vibrations help the brain soak up knowledge even if the wearer isn't paying attention.
PYbKJ Today I learned that Monarch butterfly caterpillars live off of Milkweed, which is toxic and should kill them. They store it in their bodies and while becoming a butterfly the toxic is transferred to their wings as a defense mechanism
E1k8w TIL Mathematicians at London's King's College concluded Stanley Kubrick's The Shining(1980) to be the "perfect scary movie" according to new Mathematical Formula. The Formula is : (es+u+cs+t) squared +s+ (tl+f)/2 + (a+dr+fs)/n + sin x - 1
KpDR TIL Biggie, Jay-Z, Busta Rhymes, and DMX went to the same high school and rap battled each other during lunch
WEvo TIL that many of Denny’s restaurants were built without locks, which was problematic when they decided to close for Christmas.