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TIL that Bill Murray will call Kelly Lynch's husband every time he sees Patrick Swayze having sex with her in Road House

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R7an1 “A lot of cats knock things over because they have learned it is a quick and easy way to get their human’s attention”
8ewbX TIL that Buddy Ebsen (Jed Clampett/Beverly Hillbillies) was a Song and Dance Man in the 1930's
P1ZVZ TIL that, on gaining power, the Nazis immediately targeted the civil service with a 1933 law to improve “professionalism” by expunging non-Aryans and political opponents. This law was a key reason why Einstein fled to America.
oMjR TIL we often suffer from the illusion of transparency; we assume our emotions are more apparent to others than they really are. In experiments participants generally think others can tell they are nervous when giving a speech, but usually the observers are less aware of their anxiety than expected.
4XGnR TIL the lifespan of the first generation of postal pilots was around 900 flight hours. The job was so dangerous that 35 of the first 40 pilots hired died in crashes, leading to the nickname 'The Suicide Club'.