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TIL some people think The Shining is a confession by Stanley Kubrick about his part in faking the moon landing.

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VMx5Z TIL that a comic book writer adopted two black daughters and wanted a comic book character they could relate to, so he made Miles Morales
QNn9e TIL that the Richmond Bridge in London was financed through a tontine, with the toll charged to cross the bridge shared between the investors, each receiving a larger share as the others died, and the bridge became free to cross after the final survivor's death.
oBJjK TIL of the "3.5% Rule" - Every civil disobedience campaign, in which 3.5% of the population participated, has succeeded
OjYX TIL Sean Connery single handedly beat 4 men in a night club while Michael Caine held his coat
yQyx8 TIL Before being injured in battle during the last stages of WW1, Hitler was described as being a stressed out timid man suffering from hysteria. After being tutored in a psychiatric ward by Dr Edward Forster, Hitler was transformed, and left the hospital carrying the traits of the future "Fuhrer".