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TIL the Irish & Native Americans have a 2 century-long friendship, which started after the Choctaw Nation donated $170 to survivors of the Potato Famine in 1847, even though they were still reeling from the Trail of Tears

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oBd8E TIL Of the pareto principle also known as the 80/20 rule. Which states that for many events, roughly 80% of the effects come from 20% of the causes. ex. Microsoft has noted that by fixing the top 20% of the most-reported bugs, 80% of the related errors in a given system would be eliminated.
8a9WZ TIL that in an experiment done on mice with Alzheimer's, exposing them to lights flickering at 40hz for an hour, reduced the beta-amyloid plaques in their brains by 50%.
eyQL TIL eating mangoes prior to smoking marijuana increases it’s effects by making the high stronger and last longer.
rYPo TIL that before coffee became popular, beer was the most popular drink to go with breakfast in the USA.
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