- The Capgras delusion theory (or Capgras syndrome) is a disorder in which a person holds a delusion that a friend, spouse, parent, or other close family member has been replaced by an identical-looking impostor. (via Radiolab)
- Yasujirô Ozu, the famous Japanese director, died on his birthday, December 12 1963.
- Artist Leonard Rosoman requested a sloping lawn as his luxury item when he was a guest on Desert Island Discs in 2002.
- Eleanor Roosevelt married Franklin D. Roosevelt and didn’t need to change her surname. (via QI)
- The longest exhibit at Coney Island Dreamland amusement park was a display of babies in incubators. (via QI)
Authored by Carl D. Patterson, a software developer by trade who tinkers with the web, reads and watches films in his spare time.