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TIL of the Friendship paradox, a phenomena that was first observed in 1991. On average, most people have fewer friends than their friends have. At the same time they believe they have more friends than their friends have

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dD7VK TIL that though unable to read sheet music, Dolly Parton can play many instruments, including: the dulcimer, autoharp, banjo, guitar, electric guitar, fiddle, piano, recorder, and the saxophone.
Z8LlG TIL that JRR Tolkien was born in Bloemfontein, South Africa.
Pegw TIL that not only did Coco Chanel steal her famous perfume Chanel No. 5 from the Jewish family that financed it. But she also go them to pay her living expenses afterwards with Nazi help.
JYNXm TIL Brian Eno and Peter Schmidt developed a card-based method for promoting creativity and brainstorming called "Oblique Strategies," which would give generic aphorisms/instructions to apply to any creative process
VoBm TIL that 3M, creators of Scotch Tape and Post-It notes, sells e-readers for libraries to lend out, along with its own cloud library.