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TIL mirrors are placed near elevators as a psychological trick to make wait seem more tolerable. People like to look at themselves.

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XvAQ TIL Philip Seymour Hoffman had been sober for 23 years until he accepted an alcoholic beverage to celebrate the completion of The Master. This resulted in relapse, after which he started to use prescription medication. the following year he was using heroin.
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