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TIL Spending too much time doing homework can lead to chronic depression.

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J16Rm TIL that in 1935, New York City Mayor, Fiorello Laguardia, brought down a Mafia crime ring by banning baby artichokes for three days.
PYDrO TIL that Square originally chose to develop games for the Sega Saturn instead of the PlayStation. This changed after they received the development manuals for each. The Saturn's was in a loose binder, implying Sega was making changes, while the PlayStation's was bound in a book, implying confidence.
XQ7X TIL we now have the capability to wipe mosquitoes, and potentially the Zika virus, off the face of the Earth.
9wpZG TIL rust (corrosion) has an estimated worldwide annual cost of $2.5 trillions, roughly 3.4% of the global GDP
KQd9 TIL the original opening line to the carol “Deck the Halls” was “Oh! How soft my fair one’s bosom, fa la la la la la la la la!”