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TIL Tin Foil Hats actually amplify, not protect one’s brain from radio waves.

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x4bB TIL that baked beans started with a bean native to the Americas exported to France/Italy in the 1500’s, were brought back to America with European colonization, then exported to the UK as an “American delicacy” in the late 1800’s, and are now reimported to the US as “UK Baked Beans”
yQ0EX TIL Some children who develop myopia (nearsightedness) have a continual progression of their myopia throughout the school years, including high school. Myopia is one of the most common eye disorders in the world and by 2050, roughly half of the world's population will be nearsighted
xL1g TIL that the often-quoted factoid, “there are more people alive today than have ever died” is completely false. In fact, the living will probably never outnumber the dead.
nWjMW TIL that Hakone-en Aquarium in Kanagawa, southwest of Tokyo, tried to swap out the fish it feeds its penguins for a cheaper alternative, but the penguins essentially went on a hunger strike and refused to eat the bargain bin fish.
N7ln8 TIL That Jet Li's birth name is 'Li Lianjie' but took up the name 'Jet' because they likened his career to an aircraft, which likewise "takes-off" as quickly.