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TIL of the hard problem of consciousness. The difficulty for the scientific community to put the experience of senses (qualia), and the existence of consciousness, into a valid scientific physical system.

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ANGAa TIL that Queen guitarist Brian May’s iconic ‘Red Special’ guitar was hand-built by his father using an old oak table, a 100-year-old fireplace mantel, a bicycle saddlebag holder, his mother’s knitting needles and a button from her sewing box.
X8Zj TIL 30% of Americans don’t drink alcohol at all, 60% drink less than 1 drink a week. The top 10% drink ~74 drinks a week.
R7bka TIL rodents living outside of captivity still enjoy running in wheels because it gives them a self-rewarding "runner's high"
dD7X7 TIL: Earth Overshoot Day is the date when humanity has used up all the resources that the planet can regenerate in a year. In 2024 it falls on August 1. If the world consumed like Qatari citizens, Feb. 11; US citizens, March 14; Indonesian citizens, Nov. 24!
ea1g TIL Norway can live off investments from its oilfund for “decades, centuries, possibly forever”