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TIL the “cheerleader effect”, the theory that girls look more attractive in groups, is scientifically proven

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Wkm8A TIL that Aunt Jemima from the syrup bottle was a real lady name Nancy Green. She was a former slave and advocated against poverty and in favor of equal rights for individuals of Chicago. She then became one of the first African American living trademarks and the face of 'Aunt Jemima' .
lo6X1 Today I learned that there is no worldwide uniformity on how many continents there are, and many are taught that North America and South America is just America or The Americas.
yQjV8 TIL one of the most successful forms of communism exists in the Indian state of Kerala and has been democratically elected multiple times.
b9xXN TIL animal life in Chernobyl is thriving, not because the radiation is gone, there’s still a lot of it, but because there’s barely any humans living in that area.
JJXv TIL a Japanese Oil Tanker captain fell into a cactus at a Santa Barbra Oil Field, provoking laughter from the local workers. 5 years later he returned in an Imperial Japanese Navy sub and made the first mainland shelling of the US at that oil field.