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TIL that the Manifesto of Futurism (related to the art movement), describes war as a necessity for the health of the human spirit, a form of purification that promotes and benefits idealism.

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vkvD TIL that Star Wars director George Lucas is a fan of Seth MacFarlane’s Family Guy, and that MacFarlane stated that LucasFilm was “extremely helpful when tha Family Guy crew wanted to parody their works.”
grY9D TIL that a woman survived being shot through the heart with a crossbow, had emergency open-heart surgery, and walked out of the hospital 10 days later.
woZlE TIL Jeffrey Hudson, a courtier of King Charles I of England, stood at 18 inches tall. Despite his stature, he challenged a man of normal height to a duel over an insult. While his opponent arrived armed with a water squirt gun, Hudson confidently used a real gun and fatally shot him in the head.
kOY6m TIL About Albert Göring, the brother of Hermann Göring (2nd most powerful man in Nazi Germany), who was a rabid anti-nazi that helped save the lives of countless Jews and other dissidents.
rRyRw TIL that 54% of office employees would be willing to leave their jobs for more flexible work times.