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D1Ene TIL that it is considered bad luck to play a trick after midday on April Fool's day and that if you do play a joke after midday, you are considered the April fool yourself!
kJlKg TIL Johnny Depp cut off the tip of his own finger.
xV7m7 TIL that if a movie character carries an iPhone, you can be sure they aren't bad/evil. Apple does not allow 'bad guy' characters to own or carry iPhones on camera
OoyLe TIL there is a word for the study of culturally induced ignorance: Agnatology. Culturally induced ignorance can come from media neglect or deliberate misrepresentation; Corporate and government manipulation, secrecy, suppression, document destruction, selectivity, inattention, & forgetfulness.
QPV9 TIL the term “Carjacking” originated in Detroit, MI