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TIL that a 10-hour film called Paint Drying was made by a disgruntled filmmaker in order to force Britain's film censorship board to watch and classify paint drying.

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8eQJV TIL of Stanley Adams who became a whistleblower against Hoffmann-LaRoche in 1973. His name leaked, and was sued for industrial espionage facing 20 years in prison (serving only 6 months). During the trial his wife commited suicide. In 1994 he was caught hiring an assassin to murder his second wife
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ADVM7 TIL: Whistling loud with your fingers (while being a skill that a lot of people think is impossible for them to learn due to mouth/tongue-shape), is actually, probably something that practically anybody can learn, with sufficient practice. Important note: time might vary from minutes to hours/days.
vBZ7 TIL The clinically depressed mind is hyperactive as opposed to inactive. Symptoms of depression such as anxiety, poor attention and concentration, and memory issues are linked to hyperactivity.