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TIL A teacher’s gender affects learning: boys learn better from men and girls learn better from women

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j6LaE TIL: Jennifer Jason Leigh's Father was Vic Morrow, who was accidentally killed while filming The Twilight Zone Movie.
78Rxp TIL: People infected with a parasite that reproduces in cats are more likely to pursue entrepreneurial and business-related activities. In countries with higher infection rates, fewer people cite a “fear of failure” as a deterrent to a new business venture.
Y8wZ TIL that Japan addresses don’t have street names. Addresses are from largest to smallest units = Prefecture(city) - ward - district - block - building number.
Z8AZv TIL Japanese Emperor Hirohito, in his radio announcement declaring the country's capitulation to the Allies in WWII, never used the word "surrender" or "defeat" but instead stated that the “war situation has developed not necessarily to Japan’s advantage."
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