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TIL we’re now exposed to as much data in a single day as someone in the 15th century would be in their entire lifetime.

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ADgL4 TIL that a man from Pittsburgh started a petition to rename their airport after Mr. Rogers. The petition got over 4000 signatures.
jEev TIL that in an effort to reduce widespread tax evasion, the Chinese government incorporated a scratch-off lottery into the state-run receipt system, encouraging consumers to demand a receipt and thus preventing businesses from under-reporting income. It was successful.
yD6V TIL William Dear, a respected PI, did his own investigation into the deaths of Nicole Simpson and Ron Goldman. With his findings over 18 years, he wrote the book “OJ is Innocent and I Can Prove It” and a documentary “The Overlooked Suspect” which can’t be found anywhere online.
R50gw TIL only one species of gilled mushroom grows underwater.
gM698 Today I learned of skydiver Joan Murray who crash landed on a fire ant mound at 80 MPH because her chutes failed to deploy and survived because because of the fire ants' sting caused a surge of adrenaline which kept her heart beating.