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TIL that when people without access to mirrors (or clear water in which to view their reflections) are first exposed to them, their reaction tends to be very negative.

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rRKlw TIL that in 1958, Bank of America mass mailed 60,000 unsolicited credit cards, with a credit line of $500, to residents of Fresno, California. They chose Fresno so that if the plan failed, it wouldn’t get much media coverage. The program was wildly successful and marked the birth of Visa.
64y7 TIL Physicians have a suicide rate nearly 100% above average
DQxrY TIL Marilyn Monroe‘s iconic red lip is actually orange
NWMP TIL that in 2018 Ash Wednesday will be on Valentine’s Day and Easter will be on April Fool’s Day
OdV4 TIL that Oaksterdam University is an internationally recognized college that trains students for the cannabis industry, with a mission to “legitimize the business and change the law to make cannabis legal”