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TIL about the Law of Triviality (aka bike-shedding) where the time spent on any item of the agenda will be in inverse proportion to the sum [of the money] involved.

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nearG TIL most vegetables retain more nutrients from microwaving than any other form of cooking, and therefore microwaving is the healthiest way to cook your veggies
Br5wb TIL Escape (The Piña Colada Song) was the final US number one song of the 1970s
Eg8Do TIL about Flying Primate Theory. Due to the unique neurological pathways leading from the eyes to the brain, some scientists believe that flying fox bats are more closely related to primates
m1Kox TIL that the Kansas City Chiefs had 6 Pro-Bowlers in 2012. Their record that season was 2-14.
9jap TIL that there is a village in Brazil where the twinning rate is 10% compared to the global 0.4%. Josef Mengele, the Nazi doctor who conducted twin “studies” at Auschwitz, relocated to Southern Brazil in 1963 leading to a theory that he experimented on locals causing an abnormally high twin ratio.