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TIL there are more teachers in the top 1% of US household than there are engineers

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VgWk TIL Gillette created an animated video on how to shave your genitals. [NSFW]
wkNM TIL that a movie director faced life in prison because his movie looked so realistic people thought the actors were actually filmed while being murdered. That is until they showed up in court. The film remains banned and/or heavily edited in several countries to this day.
e04BE TIL of the song “prisencolinensinainciusol”. It topped the Italian charts in the 70s, despite the lyrics being absolute nonsensical gibberish. It was meant to illustrate what American English sounds like to non-English speakers.
kJnZ4 TIL the dark-grey color we see when we close our eyes isn't black, but Eigengrau (intrinsic grey)
xnYB TIL Scatman John’s 1994 hit came after a long jazz piano career, non-vocal due to a debilitating stutter. He later saw scatting as purposeful stuttering to be used w/ his lyrics to remove shame. He went on to hit #1 in 14 countries, 32 Platinum & Golds, & break world records for music sales @53 y.o.