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TIL That high self-esteem has no impact or very little impact on a person's success.

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LZ5m TIL that during the Cambodian massacres, Khmer Rouge tricked intellectuals working/exiled abroad by asking them to come back to rebuild Cambodia. When the special plane sent to collect them arrived,they were killed.
VMVD8 TIL "Day of Silence" in Bali where anything that interferes with self-reflection is restricted. The main restrictions are no lighting fires (lights must be kept low); no working; no entertainment or pleasure; no traveling; and, for some, no talking or eating at all (in 2020, it falls on March 25).
rOZ0 TIL that in 1935 when Roosevelt raised the top tax rate to 79% for those making over $5 million it only applied to one person in the United States: John D. Rockefeller
nWVW7 TIL about combat juggling. A sport that combines the art of juggling, and the natural human spirit of fighting
79pp TIL that no country in the world has a lower life expectancy than the the countries with the highest life expectancy in 1800.