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TIL a recent survey revealed that 65% of Americans say that getting rid of their boss would make them happier than a salary increase.

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Xn7D TIL that dolphins can tolerate and recover from extreme injuries like shark bites. The healing process is very rapid - even very deep wounds wont cause a dolphin to bleed to death. Gaping wounds heal in a way that restores the animal’s natural body shape. Infection of large wounds is also very rare
JvMm TIL The Statue Of Liberty Was Inspired By The Pagan Goddess Libertas
BgR5b TIL that the UK banned the sale of lead paint to the general public in 1992, only allowed it to be sold to specialists
VBlRQ TIL the "earworm" phenomenon (having a song stuck in your head in a loop) can occur due to the brain’s attempt to fill a gap in the auditory cortex
bW14 TIL that the Gambia is such a weird shape because the French realised that they could not maintain a hold on any land which was within range of the cannons on gunboats in the Gambia river, and so ceded all such land to the British.