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TIL that Eminem's younger brother, Nathan Mathers, made an action/horror movie in 2020 called Devil's Night (coincidentally the name of a D12 album)

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XyR TIL that mimicking the behavior of others causes you to be perceived as more friendly by interlocutors. This is known as “The Chameleon Effect.”
9YPQB TIL that the Netherlands is known today as a haven for pedestrians and cyclists, however, in the 1970s, a growing epidemic of traffic deaths led to a national movement called 'Stop the Child Murder.' The results transformed the public spaces and street into some of the safest in the world.
xVkyB TIL that when Diogenes, the ancient Greek philosopher, noticed a prostitute's son throwing rocks at a crowd, he said, "Careful, son. Don't hit your father."
kOpDg TIL about Tony Momoh, a journalist and one-time Nigerian minister of information and culture (1986 - 1990). He is the 165th child of his father, King Momoh I of Auchi, who had 48 wives and about 245 children.
XZLX TIL that walking through a doorway can cause you to “reset” your memory which causes you to forget why you went into another room in the first place.