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TIL American eugenics movement considered gas chambers and actually gave TB-infected milk to mental patients…

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grAry TIL When Emma Stone registered for the Screen Actors Guild, her real name "Emily Stone" was already taken, so she decided on the name "Emma" in honor of Emma Bunton, AKA Baby Spice of the Spice Girls.
meEY TIL that gut bacteria could very well be manipulating our minds to cause cravings for certain foods they need in order to stay fit– such as lipids and sugars.
xV8ko TIL that the New York City Ballet has a shoe budget of $780,000: the dancers go through 500 to 800 pairs of pointe shoes performing The Nutcracker over 6 weeks, and use up even more pairs in 2 weeks performing Swan Lake.
XEOmD TIL that the SAW franchise has saved over 360,000 lives. With the exception of the first & the 2009 movie, people could donate blood in exchange for free movies ticket. As of September 2017, 120,000 pints (57,000 L) of blood had been donated.
7rWdx TIL: There's a cruise ship tracker that shows all the ships around the world