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TIL that Norway has the most Winter Olympic medals of all time (329) with USA behind (282)

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LyLr TIL all copies of the film “Nosferatu” were ordered burned by a court due to a lawsuit from the heirs of Bram Stoker, who said the film was an unauthorized adaption of “Dracula” (it was). However, one copy survived the purge, and the film is recognized today as a masterpiece of horror in film.
p89rG TIL that the character Sarah in the Land Before Time is actually named Cera…as in triCERAtops.
JpW1 TIL that when Malcolm McDowell met Gene Kelly at a party several years later, the older star turned and walked away in disgust. Kelly was deeply upset about the way his signature from Singin’ in the Rain (1952) had been portrayed in A Clockwork Orange (1971).
lV77 TIL after Sir Walter Raleigh was beheaded, his widow kept the embalmed head by her side for 22 years, and would ask guests if they would like to meet him
jNM4j TIL About Dysthymia also known as high functioning depression. Where someone might feel constantly tired, hopeless, irritable, and use unhealthy coping habits while still being able to work or go to school