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TIL Science explaining role of luck in success ( veritasium).

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xVKm5 TIL two students in a school performance of Sweeney Todd had their throats cut because the school supplied an actual straight razor for the throat slitting scene.
6EY0J TIL that King Henry VII of England extracted £48,000 worth of "loving contributions" from his subjects in 1491, despite the practice having been outlawed seven years earlier
wDO1 TIL That Pixar granted a wish from 10-year-old Colby Curtin to see UP before she died from cancer. A Pixar employee flew to the Curtin’s house with a DVD of the finished film and screened it for her and her family. Curtin died seven hours later at 9:20 pm, shortly after seeing the film.
wLx0Y TIL that while the Romans used concrete extensively in building their structures, the recipe was lost after the Fall of the Roman Empire, partially contributing to the Dark Ages. It wasn't reinvented until the late 19th century.
R78e1 TIL that for Japanese traffic lights blue means go! A very blue shade of green is used, green enough to satisfy international regulations. This is because historically the Japanese language only had words for black, white, red, and blue, and that green is considered a shade of blue.