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TIL: That the US Airforce has looked into research on: "How to use social media to control people like drones"

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mMWM TIL Sean Connery was filming a love scene when his co-star’s gangster boyfriend got jealous and pulled a gun on him. Connery grabbed the gun from his hand and twisted the guy’s wrist until he ran off the set
kO9Dg TIL that snails can be dextral (clockwise-coiled) and sinistral (counterclockwise-coiled).
vPMj7 TIL in 2010 Bill Murray & members of the Wu-Tang Clan were hanging out at SXSW when they entered the packed Shangri-La bar together, whereupon Murray spontaneously decided to hop over the bar & become a surprise temporary bartender who served generous tequila shots regardless of what patrons ordered
wo0j7 TIL that the concept of “brain death” is controversial and not universally accepted. While most of the medical community defines brain death as the irreversible cessation of all brain activity, some argue that it’s a social and legal construct rather than a definitive biological state.
lWBB TIL A plot to detonate a car bomb in Central London was foiled after one of the cars involved was towed for being parked illegally.