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TIL staring at screens makes your eyeballs elongate

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65gQ TIL “that the life chances of a child [in the United States] are more dependent on the education and income of his parents than in any other advanced country for which there is data.” - Nobel Prize Winning Economist Joseph Stiglitz
EgOnW TIL South Park was originally envisioned as "Archie Bunker as an 8 year old"
Rjmj TIL a man trapped in a coma for 12 years was aware of everything. His hatred of Barney reruns constantly playing helped him to regain control of his mind.
D97g TIL that when asked if he deserved the death penalty Ted Bundy said “That’s a very good question. I don’t want to die; I won’t kid you. I deserve, certainly, the most extreme punishment society has. And I think society deserves to be protected from me and from others like me. That’s for sure.”
9wP6M TIL that the once popular fast food automat concept still exists in Amsterdam as FEBO