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TIL Research shows that parents' education level has a significant impact on their children's success

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g6nb TIL the U.S. government has an FBI-led group called the Domestic Surveillance Alliance Council (DSAC), which shares vast streams of personal data with over 200 of the largest corporations in the world, including Citibank, Coca-Cola, and Federal Express.
v1DoR TIL the name "Nigeria" was coined by Flora Shaw, the wife of the first Governor-General of Nigeria (1914-1919) Fredrick Lugard, for the British Protectorate on the Niger River. Lugard had merged the Northern and Southern Protectorates to form one country.
a8YG9 TIL about the Sparklemuffin Jumping Spider and other peacock jumping spiders from Australia! Peacock spider males dance for their lives, shaking their colorful behinds and arms, when courting a female. They also create vibrations, serenating their lady of choice!
pEBG TIL The fastest red card in football/soccer history was 2 seconds. Lee Todd was sent off for foul language after he exclaimed “Fuck me that was loud” after the starting whistle
189r TIL that the NYS Teacher of the Year (and 3x NYC Teacher of the Year) in ‘91 Quit Teaching bc He said Public Schools “hurt kids to make a living.”