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TIL the original Spy Kids movie has a 93% rating on Rotten Tomatoes

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9PmQ TIL there is an area in Canada with less gravity than the rest of the Earth
yQkjJ TIL about the IKEA effect which makes people think anything they make themselves has increased value.
M7LXW TIL: John Draper, an old school hacker known as Captain Crunch or the Crunchman for hacking AT&T phone lines using a Captain Crunch cereal whistle. He is banned from multiple hacking conventions due to harassment, making weird noises of relief, and asking for piggyback rides.
Br1kd TIL the ‘airline captain accent’ is actually a subconscious imitation of famous pilot Chuck Yeager passed from generation to generation.
wL90E TIL Curtis Mayfield became paralyzed from the neck down after stage lighting equipment fell on him while he was being introduced at an outdoor concert. He discovered he could continue to sing by lying down and letting gravity pull down on his chest and lungs and went on to record an album in 1996.