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TIL ceiling height affects how you think and act, higher ceilings promote creativity while lower promotes concentrated, rational thinking

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VOQ8 TIL the famous quote from the movie Apollo 13 “Houston, we have a problem” was changed for creative purposes from the actual phrase said by astronaut Jack Swigert, “Houston, we’ve had a problem.”
eKd5 TIL McDonald’s restaurants in Seoul offers 24/7 burger delivery services at no additional cost
5VlBP TIL that the Watergate scandal began when burglars acting on behalf of the Nixon administration broke into Democratic campaign headquarters. They were caught because their lookout (posted in a hotel next door) was watching "Attack of the Puppet People" on TV and didn't notice the police arriving.
mjKo TIL before the Egyptians designed the pyramids we recognize today, they built a few failed pyramids. One of these is known as “The Bent Pyramid”.
wKwW TIL that Violet Jessop, who survived the sinking of the Titanic, also survived the sinking of it’s sister ship, the Britanic, and a collision on it’s third sister ship, the Olympic.