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TIL academic freedom in the US impacts the entire world.

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0eJN TIL that you are more creative when you are tired or drunk
erEk TIL When adjusting for ticket price inflation Gone With The Wind is the all time biggest earning film in the US, grossing $1.6 billion domestically which is over twice as much as Avatar earned.
Wlx4 TIL a man once accidentally exposed himself to a small amount of Plutonium which was traceable in his urine for the next 50 years.
9YQlp TIL John Steinbeck’s dog, Toby, ate his manuscript of Of Mice and Men. There was no other draft. Steinbeck said of the incident, “I was pretty mad but the poor little fellow may have been acting critically. I didn’t want to ruin a good dog for a ms (manuscript), I’m not sure is good at all.”
aboZ TIL that 30 years ago, you had about about 17 minutes to escape a house fire. Today it’s down to 3-4 minutes.