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TIL that scientists found that whether blind-folded or not, people who were asked to walk in a straight line without a point of reference to follow will walk in a circle. They can’t seem to figure out why.

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0Llj TIL Mojang, the creators of Minecraft, created a game similar to No Man’s Sky: 0x10c. It included a fully working virtual computer, random encounters, an advanced economy system and multiplayer modes in a consistent universe. It was cancelled by Notch as he found “it not being very fun to play”.
xLjD TIL Albert Stevens was injected with plutonium without his knowledge or explicit consent in 1945. He survived over 20 years, accumulating a total radiation dose of 64 Sv - the highest known in any human being.
ADgyn TIL that in 2011, a 134-hour documentary showing a cruise ship on its voyage from Bergen to Kirkenes was transmitted live and non-stop on Norwegian television. Approximately half the population of Norway tuned in to watch.
Gx5J TIL At the end of the South Park episode “Trapped in the Closet” All the names on the credits read either “John Smith” or “Jane Smith” due to Tom Cruise’s and Scientologists’ reputation of suing people.
oBbWr TIL a questionnaire was sent to 800 migraine patients and 200 cluster headache patients about their experience with sexual activity during a headache attack. The researchers found that sexual activity lead to partial or complete relief of headache in about 30% of the patients.