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Today I learned that schizophrenics can tickle themselves.

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47g6 TIL that the infamous “chestburster” scene in “Alien” was inspired by a screenwriter’s struggle with Crohn’s disease, a inflammatory bowel disease that made him feel like something was trying to punch its way out of his chest.
YpkEG TIL a 67-year-old neurosurgeon was "stereoblind" (unable to see depth) his entire life, but it was cured after he saw the movie "Hugo" in 3D at a movie theater. Afterwards he was permanently able to perceive depth.
owMr TIL in the original comics starring The Mask, Stanley Ipkiss (the character played by Jim Carrey in the film) dies in the 4th issue and Lt. Kellaway (the antagonist cop in the film) becomes the new Mask
4WGa TIL: The computer that calculated flight trajectories for first American in space (and many others) was actually a black woman at NASA (at a time of intense racial/gender bias).
kOxE TIL JFK’s “year-round tan” was caused by Addison’s disease.