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TIL China has doubled its output in pollution since 2005
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TIL a 2004 study demonstrated raising the temperature in an office from 68°F (20°C) to 77°F (25°C) dropped typing errors by 44% and boosted typing output by 150%
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Today I learned that from 1972 to 1994 the Office of Technology Assesment existed and functioned similarly to the FDA until it was defunded.
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TIL The first album ever to be remixed in Dolby Atmos was Prometheus, Symphonia Ignis Divinus by Luca Turilli's Rhapsody in 2016. It was chosen because of the way Luca Turilli combines metal instruments with choirs and orchestras in a style he called 'filmscore metal'.
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TIL 45 Million people were accidentally starved to death in China due to a pest control program that backfired in 1958. The program eliminated sparrows, which caused bug populations to explode and destroy crops.
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TIL. you can donate to the federal government specifically to reduce the US gov debt.