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TIL New research suggests that extreme weather is the most important cause of poverty.

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BrOxb TIL One 2015 study showed that black households headed by a college graduate have roughly one-third less wealth than white households headed by a high school dropout.
9yNm TIL that “pixel” was originally short for the term “picture element”.
kk1E TIL that Beethoven hated authority and social rank (he was a commoner), so much that he would stop playing if aristocrats talked during his performances.
b9KYQ TIL the German peasents war (1524-1525) was a widespread popular revolt in some German-speaking areas in Central Europe. It failed because of intense opposition from the aristocracy, who slaughtered up to 100,000 of the 300,000 poorly armed peasants and farmers
4kYw TIL China has a law that requires cosmetics to be tested on animals. Therefore, many companies have started testing again in order to sell their products in China.