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TIL James Franco has a mutation on a gene that allows him to sleep for about half the time that we normally need

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7rD6L TIL That Lisa and Louise Burns, the identical twins from the Shining, are now a lawyer and a microbiologist.
p10G TIL that Blockbuster is still around in Alaska (and other areas where high-speed Internet is expensive or unavailable.) The stores are privately-owned, but keep the Blockbuster name. Alaska is home to ¼ of the nation’s surviving Blockbusters.
M7xmK TIL about Tommy Manville, the heir to the Johns-Manville fortune. The terms of his family trust granted him $250,000 "when he married." As a result he got married 13 times, giving the women a cut of the proceeds before quickly divorcing them.
9wJmG TIL kangaroos can’t walk forward or backward. They are built to jump. They can also move quickly from side to side with amazing agility, but they cannot jump backward because of their thick, muscular tail. Their long feet and heavy tail also make walking impossible, forward or backward
Aoew TIL that Spring Temple Buddha statue is the world’s highest statue and was build in 2002 and is of 153 meter including a 20 meter lotus throne.