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TIL: Financial literacy, knowledge of savings, debt, interest rates, etc, has been dropping each generation. Gen Z only answered 28% of the questions correctly, but were confident in their financial self beliefs in comparison. This was supported through dozens of studies.

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R7pM6 TIL: The National Institute on Drug Abuse inadvertently led to the discovery of the Endocannabinoid System (ECS) trying to prove the dangers of marijuana. ECS serves a vital purpose for our health and well-being because it regulates key aspects of our biology. It explains why pot works medicinally.
Y1aZ TIL that scientists recently discovered giant viruses (as big as 1 μm in length), named Pandoraviruses. Because more than 93% of their genes resemble nothing known and their origin cannot be traced back to any known cellular lineage, scientists suggest the existence of a 4th domain of life
XP4Q TIL the guerrilla advertisers for the Aqua Teen Hunger Force movie held a press conference on 70s hair styles after being arrested for putting up LED signs of a cartoon character around Boston some thought were bombs
QBad TIL Gmail was announced on April 1, 2004, making many believe that the service was a joke.
VA6B TIL an actor who appeared as an extra in 12 episodes of the original Star Trek series – and whose face can be seen clearly in at least one episode – was never credited and his identity remains uncertain to this day