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TIL that Winona Ryder Says Keanu Reeves Refused Direction to Verbally Abuse Her on Dracula Set

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KYvpa TIL in a family with twelve children, six of the boys were diagnosed with schizophrenia and were later found to possess a genetic mutation that is so vital to brain function that it could help researchers understand how schizophrenia works.
bxx0 TIL of Draco, the Ancient Greek legislator who wrote the first code of law in Athens. Over time his laws were seen as increasingly harsh and punitive, which is why we say a law is “draconian” when the punishment is too extreme for the crime.
594Q TIL a sharp knife does less damage to the cell walls of an onion, releasing less propanethial S-oxide, the irritant that causes you to cry.
l8Nr TIL that an increase in how much your older cat meows can be a sign of Cognitive Dysfunction Syndrome (CDS), a disorder similar to dementia in humans.
wOKP TIL that Freddie Mercury is celebrated in Iran, a country where homosexuality is illegal, and that Queen’s “Bohemian Rhapsody” was the 1st rock song officially approved post-revolution since he calls for God in Arabic (“Bismillah! We will not let you go”) to help regain his soul from Shaitan.