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TIL that when a flickering torch is held up to prehistoric cave paintings they appear to "move." This has led some researchers to theorize that they were intentionally designed to create this effect, which would make them a precursor to modern cinema.

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gr66X TIL that the children’s song “Do Your Ears Hang Low?” is a sanitized version of “Do Your Balls Hang Low?”, which was popular with British soldiers in WWI. General Douglas Haig once heard a column of soldiers singing it and went to berate their commander, only to find the commander singing along.
Y7k7x TIL about a set of reports known as 'The Family Jewels' detailing illegal activities conducted by the the CIA from 1959 to 1973 including funding of behavior modification research on unwitting US citizens, including unscientific, non-consensual human experiments.
LjaQ TIL that Leonardo DiCaprio blocked a film he was in from being released in the US and Canada. The producer of the film has released it on the Internet, and drafted a letter to Leo about it.
kO7jB TIL only two known Titanic survivors saw the Cameron movie, but there were 6 alive on its release.
XEDdj TIL The Co-Founder of D.H.L spent approximately $10 million on virgin prostitutes because he was desperately afraid of AIDS.