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TIL Most people have a tendency to underestimate the severity of potential punishments, which can make it difficult to effectively deter crimes

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KYob6 TIL female elephants stay fertile into their 60s
nVrB TIL: The IRS could automatically file your taxes for you, but tax preparation companies (Intuit, Turbotax) lobbied against its use
x6ejg TIL That China had a very significant role in helping the US defeat Japan in WWII, and that China suffered over eight million casualties.
ZpVWB TIL about trans-resveratrol, a phytoestrogen which may have either anti-estrogenic or estrogenic effects depending on different situations
R5vKl TIL I learned the story of Ross Capicchioni, who was shot multiple times with a shotgun by a "friend" as part of a gang initiation but survived. Joyner Lucas wrote a song based on the events sung from both perspectives.