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TIL Salman Rushdie (Author of the Satanic Verses) played Super Mario World to keep his mind off of the fear of assassination.

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4X9NR TIL eye contact helps people determine trustworthiness of others, through pupil mimicry and the release of oxytocin when eye contact is made.
5VK4R TIL the O2 arena in Greenwich has 12 giant pillars jutting out of the roof to represent the 12 hours on a clock face, and the 12 months of the year. It also has a 365-meter diameter to represent the days in the year, and a 52-meter height to represent the weeks in a year.
G8Z4 TIL the first version of Eminem’s song “My Name Is” contained the line “My English teacher wanted to have sex in junior high The only problem was, my English teacher was a guy”, which was changed to “My English teacher wanted to flunk me in junior high Thanks a lot, next semester I’ll be 35”
4XPVg TIL that people who post bail dont have to pay the amount immediately posted, they can pay in installments and put a percentage down
XmZj TIL when you get blackout drunk you don’t actually forget anything. Your brain wasn’t “recording” in the first place.