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TIL Progress bars exist because it suggests something is being accomplished, which makes the wait seem shorter and more bearable.

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oRkkE TIL that in 1996, Bindu Jua, a female gorilla in Brookfield zoo cradled a 3 year old child, who fell into her enclosure and broke his arm, with much care until he received medical attention
KONn6 TIL that in 1995 an American army vet stole a tank and drove it in the streets of San Diego
JNQ TIL that July 10th is Nikola Tesla Day
VB1LZ TIL Voltaire became extremely rich by taking advantage of a weakness in the French lottery system. In 1729, he collaborated with mathematician Charles Marie de La Condamine and others to make use of a profitable opportunity in the French national lottery.
5VlwD TIL Platypuses are biofluorescent with a research study in 2020 finding that they glow bluish-green when exposed to a black light.