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TIL: Alfred Hitchcock was quoted as saying “The length of a film should be directly related to the endurance of the human bladder.”

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9w8Xm TIL Of the Biloxi wade-ins where in 1959, 60, and 63 black people were repeatedly denied access to a public beach. In the 1960 protest several people were shot. It was not until 1967 when the beach was made open to all people.
xrno TIL of a black wolf called Romeo who lived on the edge of suburban Juneau, Alaska for six years and made friends with the locals and their dogs. The most unusual relationship formed, allowing three different species to live in harmony. There was even a book written about him.
5OL8 TIL That comedian Daniel Tosh (Tosh.0) suffers from social anxiety, and can only overcome it by creating a different personality for his show
wLdPW TIL that after the release of the 1996 film Scream, which involved an anonymous killer calling and murdering his victims, Caller ID usage tripled in the United States.
d8YjB TIL During the 1920s and 30s, Chrysotile was used and marketed as "artificial snow". It was sold under the brand names of "White Magic", "Pure White", and "Snow Drift". Another name for Chrysotile is White Asbestos.