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TIL that The Shawshank Redemption was a box office disappointment only earning $28.3 million in revenue

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N7m8M TIL that Shakespeare’s scripts contain over 2200 never-before-seen words—a diverse collection of loan-words from foreign languages, compound words from existing English terms, nouns turned into verbs, and creatively applied prefixes—many of which have entered into everyday language.
Me5JV TIL that ticks can paralyze and kill humans with their saliva. Tick paralysis takes 2-7 days of tick toxin exposure and leads to paralysis of the legs, arms, and eventually the diaphragm. The disease can be reversed if the tick is found and removed before respiratory failure occurs.
78WBX TIL Botox may alleviate depression symptoms in some people. Researchers found that by paralyzing muscles in the face associated with negative emotions (called grief muscles) people's moods improved. They believe it interrupts a feedback loop where negative face expressions can impact your mood.
XEkl8 TIL Pete Best, original drummer of the Beatles, moved to America shortly after Best's firing from the Beatles and released an album titled 'Best of the Beatles' which confused record buyers and generated large sales numbers due to consumers believing that it was a compilation of Beatles songs.
loVv1 TIL that Marble Hill actually was part of Manhattan until they built a canal where the current Harlem River is. I also learned that St. Stephen's Church used to overlook the original estuary, Spuyten Duyvil Creek.