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TIL The Hindenburg, filled with 7 million cubic feet flammable Hydrogen gas, had a smokers' lounge

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nWnKo TIL the term “gaslighting” originates in a British play-turned film from the 1930s. The play was called “Gas Light” and the plot is about a husband who mentally and emotionally manipulates his wife into believing she is crazy by changing the intensity of the gas lamps within their home.
mxXxv TIL that having clear urine is actually bad for you (you've drunk too much water) while having slightly tinted yellow urine is the ideal color.
ZYZB TIL that the ‘50% of marriages end in divorce’ claim is a myth; the overall rate has never exceeded 41%, has been declining from that high since the 1980s, and the divorce rate for college graduates is probably under 25%
9YQlM TIL Reebok has been owned by Adidas since 2005.
wLXo7 TIL Mark Ruffalo was set to appear in the movie Signs, but had to drop out when he was diagnosed with a brain tumor. His part went to Joaquin Phoenix. The brain tumor turned out to be benign. Following surgery, he suffered from a partial facial paralysis for a few weeks, eventually fully recovering.