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TIL earthquake activity accounts for the majority of noise at the ocean's deepest point

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J1b08 TIL that Pythagoras's bizzare fear of beans is scientifically attributed to the deficiency of an enzyme, Glucose 6 phosphate dehydrogenase.
EKZp TIL Following Fight Club ‘​s release, several fight clubs were reported to have started in the United States. A “Gentleman’s Fight Club” was started in Menlo Park, California in 2000 and had members mostly from the tech industry.
kOYlg TIL Theodore Roosevelt was shot in the chest during a speech in 1912. He continued the 90 minute speech anyway and said "Ladies and gentlemen, I don't know whether you fully understand that I have just been shot, but it takes more than that to kill a Bull Moose."
Gbw7 TIL a stunt woman in back to the future II nearly died during the hover board scene when she fell 30 feet and broke bones in her face, arm and hand. The scene made it into the movie.
dn88 TIL that Stanley Kubrick had shown an interest in directing a porn, but then concluded that he did not have the patience or temperament to become involved in the porn industry