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TIL The creator of Burning Man had never seen the movie 'Wicker Man' before creating the event and is adamant that the movie did not inspire or affect his vision for the festival in any way. It started it as a small, private, solstice celebration on a beach near San Francisco in 1986.

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Lk91v TIL: About "violent grief response" A phenomenon where family members attack doctors or hospital staff immediately after being informed of a loved one's death
J1n71 TIL that the Edwards aquifer in Texas is one of the most biodiverse subterranean systems in the world. Several species are only found in that area, with a species of blind catfish (curiously the only species in the genus Satan) coming out of wells 610m deep.
awGpA TIL A common belief in alchemy, kabbalah, renaissance magic and medieval esoterism in general was that birds spoke the perfect divine language used by Angels and/or Adam which was key to obtaining perfect knowledge.
kOQ6g TIL despite being filmed in Austria, The Sound of Music was and is still unpopular in the German-speaking world. The third act (the events surrounding the occupation of Austria) was cut by the Munich manager of the studio, before being restored after director Robert Wise intervened.
Wk9OB TIL that in Roman mythology Cupid shot Apollo with an arrow and he fell in love with this chick Daphne but she wasn't into it so she turned herself into a tree. Happy Valentine’s Day!