› added 9 months ago

70

TIL a study showed that falling in love can boost women's immune system

Read more news.tulane.edu

via reddit.com

wLEK8 TIL The liquid breathing scene in The Abyss is based on reality, and the white rat was actually locked in a box of fluorocarbon (the "breathable" solution).
RNW4 TIL that both Key & Peele were cast against each other, in what was supposed to be the only black cast member spot available. But both ended up getting the parts due to their tremendous comedic chemistry.
wLjbP TIL Clint Eastwood was offered the role of James Bond following the departure of Sean Connery, but turned it down due to his belief that the character should be played by an English actor.
vWQr TIL of a Korean film called Silenced, depicting events which took place at a deaf school, where students were systematically abused for years. The film sparked a public outcry and reinvestigation. Several teachers and the principal faced prosecution, eventually causing the school to be closed.
Y7PRB TIL the world's largest organism is a fungus.