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TIL that Joel Silver, producer of The Matrix Trilogy, Lethal Weapon, and Die Hard helped invent Ultimate Frisbee in high school

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WkjmL TIL A woman complained about a long history of seeing people’s faces change into dragon-like faces. Brain scans were normal, but researchers suspected a neurological basis for the woman's complaint. She was put on a dose of anti-dementia drug, which help vanquish the dragons.
pYYRb TIL that, as of a couple of days ago, Queen Elizabeth II is the second longest-reigning monarch in known history
M7Eaa TIL the medical examination to fight in the Civil War was to only show your hands and feet
gvey TIL that Keanu Reeves had suffered from and undergone surgery for two-level fusion of the cervical spine which had been slowly paralyzing his legs, only a few months before filming for The Matrix began. That’s why he does not kick much in the film.
VRvZ TIL that Roman Emperor Augustus witnessed a man attempt to feed a slave to lamprey eels as a punishment for breaking a cup. Augustus freed the slave and had the rest of the man’s cups broken.