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TIL that Beatrice Straight won an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress and only appeared in the film for 5 minutes.

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a8Jg9 TIL people used to steal corpses and mummies to grind up into paint and medicines
x64l0 TIL In 1962, a "laughter epidemic" broke out in Tanzania and spreading to over 1,000 people. This bizarre phenomenon even led to the temporary closure of 14 schools.
ep6y6 TIL sonar is lethal. At 235 decibels, the vibrations can rupture your lungs and cause brain hemorrhaging.
6Da7 TIL of a high frequency tone that can only typically be heard by people under 25 years old called the Mosquito tone. Some places use it to deter teenagers from loitering the area.
BgJEr TIL the inventor of Scotch Tape named it that after he was told he was being too "Scotch" with the adhesive. This was a pejorative in use at the time meaning "stingy".