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TIL 80% of Elevator “Close Door” buttons are non-functional

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rNO4M TIL about the Avignon Papacy, a time between 1309-1376 when 7 French Popes moved the Papal Enclave from the Vatican to France.
6EZv7 TIL the dopamine spike in one's brain is there in anticipation of the reward not during the reward itself. Additionally, a 50% chance of getting the reward had the highest dopamine response compared to 75%, 25% or 100% in this order.
bdd4 TIL after the first 4 episodes of Seinfeld aired in the summer of 1990, NBC took a leap of faith and ordered 13 more. Larry David said, “I don’t have any more stories to tell, Jerry turn the order down.” Jerry didn’t listen and said “Yes” to the pickup.
a89pA TIL The first "The Fast and the Furious" movie licensed its title from an old 1954 Roger Corman movie after rejecting other bad titles involving racing and wars. But Corman kept the rights to numerical sequel titles, thus why the franchise has no "The Fast and the Furious 2."
XoDE TIL in 2007 Richard Hammond abandoned his Porsche 911 after being caught up in traffic chaos caused by the floods to run 16 miles home for his daughter’s fourth birthday.