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TIL of the Idiot Plot, defined by Roger Ebert, where a story is only happening because all of the characters involved are being idiots (not sharing key info, jumping to assumptions, etc)

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QWmk TIL that Ozzy Osbourne has survived decades of drug and alcohol abuse because he has several genetic mutations “we’ve never seen before” that help him party hard.
QNdQe TIL that in Sparta, after the wedding, brides would have their hair cut short and be dressed in men's clothing so that they would appear less threatening to their groom during the wedding night.
EMGw TIL during the production of the Parks and Rec episode ‘The Fight’ each actor spent two days on their own improvising their Snakehole Lounge scenes. The shots were then cut together and used in a montage sequence that showed how drunk each character had become.
m8Gp TIL that the crowd at a Rage Against the Machine gig in Holland 1994 stomped so hard to the song ‘Killing In the Name’ that it measured 1.1 on the Richter scale.
nWvOY TIL that there are digital high security combination locks that can detect robotic dialing, and can even support two-person locking with one physical dial