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TIL Teller of Penn and Teller began using mutism in his acts while performing at fraternities to gain their attention and to quell heckling and beer throwing.

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Q0d9 TIL That during the early production of the movie “Wreck-it Ralph”, they considered keeping the characters in their native graphic quality, essentially making Ralph look 8-bit the entire time.
9YAb6 TIL in 2015, Indonesia Police burned 3 tons of marijuana and accidentally made an entire town high
pY8xA TIL of the "preparedness paradox" where if a disaster is avoided through planning and vigilance, people will doubt that the preparation was necessary
wojg7 TIL that on 18 December 1944, Admiral Halsey’s Third Fleet encountered a powerful Pacific Typhoon east of the Philippines. Three destroyers were sunk, 146 planes destroyed, 27 ships damaged, and 790 sailors killed; it remains the worst natural disaster in U.S. Navy history.
6Wlw TIL that only .05% of French children have ADHD, because doctors treat it as a psycho-social disorder, instead of a biological one, and treat with psychotherapy, instead of relying on medication to control behavior