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Our brains keep us 15 seconds 'in the past' to help us see a stable world

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vPevr TIL subscription based music streaming for your phone was popularized 140 years ago.
XEAYk TIL that scientists taught monkeys how to use money and they began budgeting, buying when prices were low, prostituting themselves and even performed a robbery!
knaB TIL Mr. T attended the premiere of Rocky 3 with his mother. During the scene where he yells lurid remarks at Adrian, his mother turned to him and said “I did not raise you to talk to a lady like that.” She then stormed out of the theatre.
5Ygm9 TIL that bails of hay can spontaneously combust if they contain too much moisture.
w0NJ TIL that 90% of people who spend 3 or more hours a day on the computer, will suffer Computer Vision Syndrome (Under the “Prevalence” section)