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TIL Dwayne Johnson studied both criminology and physiology at the University of Miami, earning degrees in both. Known as 'The Rock,' Johnson admitted that he wanted to be in the FBI or CIA. When a professor told him he needed a law degree, he indicated that he needed to "get the fuck out."

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4kp75 TIL that the King of Sweden has never worn the crown.
Eg5Jx TIL King John of England died of dysentery in 1216, only one year after signing the Magna Carta
XZbP TIL the Dalai Lama was on the CIA payroll ($180k/yr) from the late 1950’s to 1974.
Z8Gn4 TIL that qr codes have a very large margin of error
VBObG TIL: The Mouse Utopia Experiment was a series of tests designed what would happen to mice if all conditions for survival were met. As populations grew, social pressure became destructive to the colony. Even though all physical needs were met, the colonies collapsed in every experiment.