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TIL that police can refuse to interview job applicants if they score too high on an intelligence test

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b6pKZ TIL the earliest recording of the word "F*ck" was made in the year 1885, of a technician at Volta laboratories reacting to a mechanical failure
yQXlJ TIL Anthony Fauci was the captain of the basketball team when he was in High School
KOBAQ TIL: T9 stands for Text on 9 keys
oRonY TIL that the city of Cincinnati had an abandoned subway that had it’s construction halted in 1928.
BgQ4x TIL about the Bouba-Kiki effect: When presented with two shapes, one rounded and one “sharp”, people from most cultures, languages and age groups will strongly tend to associate “Kiki” with the sharp and “Bouba” with the rounded.