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TIL The inventor of the pop-up ad later admitted he was sorry for creating it, and believes its creation started a path that lead to the mass surveillance of the internet.

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pYRwp TIL: Time spent in outdoor activities in relation to myopia prevention and control: a meta‐analysis and systematic review (Outdoor time is considered to reduce the risk of developing myopia. )
QGWL TIL the Catholic Church considers superstition to be a sin.
vPDDL TIL about the Pinto Memo - a 1973 letter from Ford which said it was more cost-effective to let people die in crashes and pay the lawsuits than recall and repair leaking Pinto gas tanks
QLvp TIL nearly 25% of Internet searches are related to porn
pYZwZ TIL North American cowbirds are brood parasites. They lay eggs in a different bird species nests without caring for the eggs themselves. They also practice what scientists call "mafia behavior." "If the host throws out the cowbird's egg, the cowbird will destroy the nest again and again.”