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TIL: Julie Taymor became first woman to win Best Direction Tony 1998

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nKGY TIL there’s a disorder called ‘Capgras delusion’ in which a person holds a delusion that a close friend, spouse, parent or family member has been replaced by an identical-looking impostor.
DG7g TIL Snoop Dogg has been nominated for 17 Grammys but has NEVER won
R7bjQ TIL some penguins have been recorded engaging in prostitution by trading sex with single males for nest-stones.
Wgv8 TIL there are companies that make foil kites which can be fitted to cargo ships to significantly reduce fuel consumption by using high altitude winds as an alternate power source.
5YBwD TIL about Richard Lynn, a psychologist that produced various controversial studies that attempted to map IQ levels based on race. He believes that some races are more inherently psychopathic than others. Critics have labelled him as the face of scientific racism.