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TIL fridge number settings are power, not temperature

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8ajL4 TIL about the Johnson Treatment, a strategy used by Lyndon B. Johnson to get legislation passed. Johnson, who was 6'4", would invade the personal space of the target and issue a disorientating stream of flattery, threats and persuasion that would leave the target unable to counter.
05ly TIL that Target Canada was so poorly planned out and such a failure that Canadians continued to cross the border to shop at Target stores in the United States.
9wYJB TIL that the character Alec Trevelyan in Goldeneye was originally envisaged as an older, mentor figure for James Bond. After Anthony Hopkins and Alan Rickman turned down the role, Sean Bean was cast and the character was rewritten to be Bond's peer.
rRB7W TIL there’s a garden in the UK dedicated to plants that are deadly & can kill you. It’s only available to visit by booking a guided tour & people have fainted walking around due to the fumes that some plants give off. It’s classed as the most dangerous garden in the world & holds over 100 plants.
4kKGX TIL people are marrying avatars on their Replika app.