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TIL Australia has a large feral camel population (300k)

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rGZy TIL In research there is a demand characteristic known as the “Screw-You Effect” - when participants attempt to ruin the results of a study
Bond TIL: A 3GHz CPU takes roughly 0.33 nanoseconds to perform a simple equation. 0.33ns is to 1 second as 1 second is to 95 years.
Jp4B TIL A research study found that Guinness tastes better in Ireland and that “This difference remained statistically significant after adjusting for researcher, pub ambience, [and] Guinness appearance.”
16llO TIL The proposal for reconstructing Haiti's National Palace includes a grand boulevard, a large pyramid honoring earthquake victims and a replica of the old palace structure
YEDZ TIL: While the Titanic only had enough life boats to hold 1/3 of passengers, she was actually carrying more lifeboats than were legally required. That’s because lifeboats were intended to ferry survivors from a sinking ship to a rescuing ship—not keep afloat the whole population.