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TIL Neuroscience theory of “mirror neurons" suggests positive benefits of social interaction for teamwork

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yYge TIL that Reed Hasting started Netflix after receiving $40 in late fees when returning Apollo 13.
dpOB TIL one of Bernie Madoff’s ponzi scheme victims was a professor that wrote a book on gullibility and scams.
8eBxV TIL Originally Abraham Lincoln wanted a complete separation of white and black Americans. He proposed voluntary emigration to Central America, with the first destination being “Île à Vache, a.k.a. Cow Island”, which did not get clearance from Haiti, and failed spectacularly due to lack of housing
a8GvN TIL of the Island Council, the legislative body of the Pitcairn islands, consisting of 10 seats. With a total population of 35, this makes it the highest ratio of legislator to inhabitant in the world at 1:3.5
5YjEr TIL about the Secret Museum in Naples that houses artifacts taken from Pompeii that were deemed too pornographic and unsuitable for the public by archaeologists. Until 1980 only men with written permission from a minister of the king’s household could view the collection.