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TIL in The Shawshank Redemption, Morgan Freeman's character was asked why he is called "Red" and he jokingly replied, "Maybe because I'm Irish." The character in the book was an Irish man with red hair, but the filmmakers cast Freeman for the role and added the line for humor.

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KR1R TIL Out of millions of living creatures on planet Earth, humans are only 1 of 3 that have the benefit of laughter; other other 2 are chimpanzees and rats.
pkEp TIL there’s a momument dedicated to the lab mice in Russia. It’s to express gratitude for the animals’ sacrifice and to honor their contribution to science
7RX7 TIL In 1901, Teddy Roosevelt presented his “Controlling the Trusts” speech to Congress shortly after taking the reins as President. In the speech, he asked Congress to curb the corporation’s power to “within reasonable limits”.
neOM9 TIL Billie Holiday was arrested and jailed five months for prostitution at age 14.
vPXeB TIL of Helen, a Macaque monkey who was instrumental in the study of a condition in humans known as blindsight. Helen's primary visual cortex was removed, effectively blinding her. However, she blinked at motions that threatened her eyes and could navigate through environments as if she could see.