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TIL that our eyes are in almost constant motion, but our brain masks this effect so we don’t get disoriented all the time.

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6EPpY TIL cities are successfully using classical music in public spaces to deter crime, with one well-known case study showing it resulted in 33% fewer robberies, 25% fewer assaults on staff, and 37% less vandalism within 18 months.
yQ4Ye TIL here in Australia that once you reach a certain threshold for prescription medicine, they are either free or reduced cost. (Only found out as my parents hit it today and received their medication at $0)
w7W7 TIL Planet Fitness prohibits members from creating an “intimidating atmosphere.” Grunting and banging weights result in either the “lunk alarm,” a siren with flashing blue lights to humiliate the perpetrator, or membership cancellation.
oXgK TIL there are 43 giant sculptures of the heads of former U.S. Presidents, rotting away in a Virginian field due to a failed tourist attraction named “President’s Park”.
j6GNa TIL that the cute geography cone snail kills fish and then eats them by first immobilizing them with a cloud of insulin, sending them into hypoglycemic shock, and then injecting them with venom to kill them.