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TIL Weathermen generally over-predict chances of rain, maximizing viewer happiness by increasing their precautions to not get wet. This is called “The Wet Bias”.

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16ygX TIL that the original Tom & Jerry cartoon characters were not in fact a cat and mouse, but a comedic human duo.
rlMw TIL Gervais aborted his series “Ricky Gervais Meets…” after being put off by the 3rd interviewee, Gary Shandling. The premise was for Gervais to do unscripted interviews with comedians who influenced him. Shandling, vocalising the fact he finds Gervais and his comedy offensive makes things awkward.
GR5N TIL Ray Bradbury believed we all wound up creating the dystopian future of Fahrenheit 451 anyway. “Stop talking on the telephone, stop talking on the stupid Internet. It’s a waste of time.”
xVgn5 TIL the musical "A Chorus Line" is based on true stories from Broadway dancers, and the character of Sheila was based on, and originally played by, Kelly Bishop (Lorelai's mother from Gilmore Girls). Furthermore, the story Sheila tells in the play about her father cheating on her mother was true.
a865A TIL about John Bradmore, a criminal who managed to successfully remove a bodkin arrow that had been lodged in King Henry V’s face. Henry went on to survive and defeat the French at the Battle of Agincourt.