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TIL Curly from the Three Stooges suffered from social anxiety, alcoholism, and took solace in befriending stray dogs.

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W7G1o TIL about "Sazae-san syndrome", a feeling of Sunday night blues named after one of the longest-running anime Sazae-san, which airs on Sundays from 18:30 to 19:00 in Japan. The end of each episode reminds viewers that the weekend is coming to an end, triggering a sense of depression.
YpVDA TIL of the English succession wars which all started because 3 of England's potential heirs drowned in the English Channel. The white ship sank in 1120 with the legitimate son of Henry 1st, William, his bastard, Richard and his daughter Matilda, on board.
wa4Y TIL that all of the notebooks in John Doe’s possession from the film ‘Se7en’ were actually filled to the brim with dark, nonsensical musings. Several members of the art department spent several weeks and $15,000 on them, and their actual contents were only featured during the opening credits.
Yp1LP TIL that brake and tail lights are red because this colour has the highest wavelength in the colour spectrum making it visible in longer distances, even with fog.
YpyKG TIL that walruses are actually 18% blubber and 44% muscle, while a certain species of moth can reach up tp 72% body fat.