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TIL That smiling in public is frowned upon in Russian culture. Excessive smiling is seen as a sign of dishonesty, insincerity, or even stupidity. Russians also tend to not smile in photographs for this reason.

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9YRN6 TIL The 2007 film Paranormal Activity was shot, directed and written by Oren Peli and cost only $15,000 to produce. After Paramount bought the film and began showing it in theaters it went on to gross over $193,000,000.
Z8KgB TIL Wayne and Brent Gretzky hold the NHL record for most combined points by two brothers: 2,857 for Wayne and 4 for Brent.
ANXk7 TIL bleach has a shelf life with the effectiveness decreasing after just 6 months and eventually degrades into salt water
pwnQ TIL that the widow of Ray Kroc, who founded McDonald’s, gave National Public Radio $235 million. This is “the largest monetary gift ever to a cultural institution.”
0wYp TIL: Despite having many more lucrative offers, Charles Bukowski stayed with the same publisher his entire career because, “They took a chance on an unknown writer, and I am forever grateful.”