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TIL about Limbic Capitalism, how businesses exploit the brain's limbic system for profit. The limbic system is the part of the brain that controls pleasure, motivation, and long-term memory.

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wodoP TIL. IKEA has a secret code for naming its products. For example, bookcases are named after occupations, sofas are named after places in Sweden, and rugs are named after places in Denmark
VMxMm TIL In 2007 Tacoma Self Storage was visited by a flock of birds. One of the birds landed atop the neon sign and accidentally hit the switch on the ‘S’. Ever since the ‘S’ has been turned off every Black Friday, going dark to make the season bright.
l7LWA TIL oil isn’t made of dinosaur fossils.
xM17 TIL that Jon Lovitz once slammed Andy Dick’s head into a bar
rlXW TIL in 1984 five Argentinians crossed the Atlantic. The boat was a raft of 13.6 meters long by 5.8 meters wide, built of logs, rudderless and with only a candle. The aim was to prove that 3500 years before Christopher Columbus, African sailors may have accidentally reached the shores of America.