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TIL "Motherfucker" is Samuel L. Jackson's favorite affirmation to help overcome his stutter.

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loan5 TIL about the ghost ship Deering. The ship was abandoned by the crew, who took personal belongings, navigational equipment, papers and the ship's anchor. Despite an FBI investigation, no trace of the crew or the ship's logs were ever found. Speculation ranges from a mutiny to Bolshevik pirates.
ajLb TIL that the world’s tallest man, Bao Xishun, used his long arms reaching 1.06m to remove plastic from the stomachs of 2 dolphins, which ultimately saved their lives, after trainers tried numerous other methods.
M0A0 TIL there is a narcotic named ‘Scopolamine’, that, when blown into your face or placed in your drink, renders you incapable of exercising your free will, and wipes your memory of the events that took place.
WAZX TIL Elephants are one of the few (if not the only) animals who can understand human pointing, without any training.
Me6A8 TIL that Groucho Marx invited the band Queen to visit him because they named 2 of their albums after Marx Brothers movies.