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TIL that researchers actually studied the brain activity of free-style rappers to figure out how they improvise lyrics on the go.

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N74rE TIL when Jim Carrey played Andy Kaufman in Man on the Moon he was method acting. He did such a good job that when Andy Kaufman's sister visited the set, she believed Jim Carrey was a "vessel" which allowed Andy to communicate from beyond the grave and talk to his sister.
kJbXm TIL Japan shut itself off from the world (Sakoku) for over 200 years, only opening up after U.S. warships forced them in 1853
AQv4 TIL that the quokka, a completely harmless marsupial, is totally unafraid of humans– to the point that some were once kicked to death by mean-spirited kids in “quokka soccer”.
5YlgQ TIL of the "Blood Quran" a Quran that was written in the blood of Saddam Hussein. The book is a problem for Islamic scholars because they can't agree over what should be done with it. It's a sin to write the Quran in blood but it's also a sin to destroy copies of the Quran. They're stumped.
MebdK TIL that a Nevada Family Owns Private Property Overlooking Area 51