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TIL in 1916, Hawaiian music outsold all other genres in America.

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d80R7 TIL about imposter syndrome, a psychological condition that causes the sufferer to feel as though they are a fraud, and that their success is not because of their intelligence or hard work, but merely a result of luck or happenstance, and that they're about to be exposed at anytime.
agVy TIL An anecdote has it that when Philip II sent a message to Sparta saying “If I enter Laconia, I will raze Sparta”, the Spartans responded with the single, terse reply: “If.”
wZyo TIL that wearing a red shirt will get you more action on online dating sites and will make it easier for you to hitchhike.
yV0Z8 TIL in 1980 an American man survived after his core body temperature reached a high of 115°F (46.1°C) due to heatstroke, whereas, in 1999 a Swedish woman survived after her core body temperature dropped to a low of 56.7°F (13.7°C) due to a skiing accident that trapped her under ice for 80 minutes.
XEjNP TIL: that the movie “The Hills have eyes”, is loosely based on the exploits of The Bean clan of 16th century Scotland, whom murdered and cannibalised over 1000 people, with estimates of up to over 5000 in just a 25 year period.