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TIL The Chilling Effect - If a society knows that they are constantly being monitored, it effects imagination and innovation and eventually the society reaches a point of stagnation

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a80XA TIL that Ken Griffey Jr. and his father Ken Griffey Sr. were teammates when they both played in the MLB for the Seattle Mariners
4XyZX TIL there was a plan to make a movie about The Marx Brothers causing havoc at the United Nations in New York. It was to be directed by Billy Wilder ("The Apartment", "Some Like it Hot", ... )
XjN6 TIL that tear gas is a chemical weapon banned at war, but police are still allowed to use it on protesters.
dMV9 TIL John Bachar, free solo rock climber, was able to perform a two finger pull up with 12.5lb in his other hand and a two handed pull up with 100lb strapped to his waist.
JYMrB TIL that the creator god of Hindu, Brahma has four hands. The first holds the Vedas (knowledge), the second holds Rosary (time), the third holds a Lotus (the means to feed sacrificial fire), the fourth holds a Water Pot (the means where all creation emanates from)