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TIL the boy whose exorcism was the inspiration behind The Exorcist grew up to be a NASA engineer. His work contributed to the Apollo mission in the ’60s.

by whatilearned July 4, 2022, 12:54 pm

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What is the inspiration behind your username?

by QuestionGuy May 15, 2022, 5:31 pm

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TIL that the founder of Celestial Seasonings tea was in an extraterrestrial cult and the ideas from the cult’s source text were the inspiration for the quotes on the teabags.

by whatilearned May 14, 2022, 3:21 pm

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TIL About Old Rip – a horned frog that survived 30 years in a time capsule & was the inspiration for the Looney Tunes frog who sand “Hello my baby”

by whatilearned May 10, 2022, 11:59 am

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TIL James Cameron had a nightmare fever dream while directing his first movie in Rome about an invincible robot hit-man sent from the future to assassinate him, which later led to the inspiration of The Terminator.

by whatilearned May 9, 2022, 6:31 pm

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TIL that the Nazis funded search missions for the holy grail and other mythical objects, which were an inspiration for Indiana Jones

by whatilearned March 9, 2022, 3:20 pm

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Why LinkedIn has so much cringeworthy content about inspiration, Motivation and life lessons?

by QuestionGuy February 21, 2022, 4:11 am

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TIL that Sir Richard Whittington (Medieval Mayor of London, and inspiration for the Dick Whittington childrens stories) founded a charity upon his death in 1423. 600 years later, the charity is still operational, and continues to provide housing to the elderly and impoverished

by whatilearned November 13, 2021, 9:43 pm

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TIL that Talking Heads lead singer David Byrne initially struggled with writer’s block but overcame it by taking inspiration from preachers. One day, he found himself shouting, “You may find yourself behind the wheel of a large automobile.” This track became the Heads’ anthem “Once In A Lifetime”

by whatilearned November 10, 2021, 2:12 pm

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What is beautiful to you in life? Where do you find inspiration?

by QuestionGuy October 31, 2021, 8:15 am

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TIL when John Carpenter was at University he was required to visit a mental institution and saw a boy with a blank, pale, emotionless face who eventually became the inspiration for Michael Myers in his Halloween movies.

by whatilearned October 29, 2021, 10:10 pm

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TIL: Royal navy ships follow a strict naming convention: capital ships held inspiration names: Victorious, Formidable, Conquerer. Letter classes e.g. B-class: Boxer, Bulldog, Basilisk. Generic classes e.g. weapon class: Broadsword, longbow, spear or cathedral class: York, Exeter.

by whatilearned October 27, 2021, 2:20 pm

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