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TIL: Grand Theft Auto 2 was set in 2013

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GAK67 TIL: There was a study spanning 18 years that compared sexual activity across social demographic variables. It found that internet usage, race, religion, etc did not matter as much. The biggest factor for men was employment. Men who were students or unemployed were likely to be sexually inactive.
1aEpV TIL the most cited scientific paper in history, authored by Oliver H. Lowry, described one of the most important biological technique to easily measure the amount of protein in a solution based on their interaction with copper ions. It is now known as the Lowry's test.
a8VD0 TIL there is a species of ant called the "trap-jaw ant" that can lock open its jaws 180 degrees and snap them shut so quickly that it can launch itself into the air, and attack prey biting it with a force equal to 300 times its own body weight.
R7y54 TIL the inventor of the U-bar bike lock and founder of Kryptonite, Stanley Kaplan, was bought out by his business partner Michael Zane, who proceeded to remove Kaplan from company history and claim that he had invented the lock.
x6b0B TIL about tiny freshwater crustaceans found in the desert such as 'fairy shrimp' whose eggs lay dormant for up to 7 years until conditions are right, surviving extreme heat, cold and drought. They live in temporary bodies of water known as ephemeral pools such as rain puddles and seasonal wetlands.