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TIL that Nelson Mandela’s wife supported torturing and killing opponents

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17Qd TIL that if John Maklovich had turned down the role in Being John Malkovich the subject of the movie would have been Steve Buscemi (ie. Being Steve Buscemi)
l6o7 TIL prosthetic hands are soon to include a sense of touch as well as mobility which will greatly increase their sensitivity. Human bionicals are closer then you think!
kjRg TIL that the Ancient Greeks had a word, akrasia, to describe the lack of will that prevents us from doing something that we know is good for us
8e7B4 TIL that the Sultan of Morocco proposed a joint Anglo-Moroccan invasion of the West Indies that would expel Spain from the Caribbean and place their former colonies under joint Moroccan-English rule. Queen Elizabeth was intrigued but both she and the Sultan died in 1603, scuttling any plans.
j6Ajp TIL Leonardo DiCaprio idolised River Phoenix as young actor and was desperate to meet him. He saw at a party but was separated by a crowd. Phoenix left the party and went straight to the Viper Room where he would die the same night