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TIL Apple does not let the bad guys in movies use iPhones on screen

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1QL8 TIL that Kurt Russell was actually the director of Tombstone, but kept his name off the credits by hiring a “ghost director”, someone who would be credited but was not allowed to make any decisions for himself and was only allowed to do what Russel told him.
klZB TIL that there is a mental condition called depersonalization disorder and it is where a person disengages with being in first person and sees/feels themselves in third person.
jNYpM TIL There is no benefit to "No Nut November" according to scientists and it may even be bad for you.
nL9Y TIL George de Hevesy dissolved the Nobel Prizes of James Franck (1925) and Max von Laue (1925) in acid to prevent the Nazis from confiscating them in 1940. After the war, he precipitated the gold and The Nobel Society recast the medals with the original material, presenting them to Franck and Laue.
MGP8 TIL that due to a small change in design during construction, the Hyatt Regency Walkway collapsed on its opening day killing 114 people.