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TIL an average of 2 amputations occur weekly at US meatpacking plants

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wrxW TIL: The “women are wonderful” effect is a phenomenon found in psychological research in which people associate more positive attributes with women as compared to men. This effect reflects an emotional bias toward women as a general case. Women’s in-group biases are 4 times stronger than men’s.
PYpWE TIL Record Companies sued Limewire creators for 72 Trillion Dollars in damages. That was more than global GDP in 2011.
9G9D TIL John Oliver’s comedic commentary has been credited with helping influence US culture by shedding light on issues otherwise ignored. This has been dubbed “The John Oliver effect.
WkGZ8 TIL that VISA obtained a patent in November 2019 to convert US money into a digital currency controlled by central bank
byQZ TIL Hans Zimmer composed the music for the Spider Pig song in The Simpsons Movie.