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TIL that 8.2% of Norwegians eat tacos every single Friday

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w5o6 TIL running a weak electric current through your brain can improve concentration and performance (in trials it boosted the speed with which wannabe snipers could detect a threat by a factor of 2.3)
o7PR TIL that everyone in Finland has the right to an internet connection
9YXmB TIL: The reason behind the sky appearing blue and the sun appearing yellow is the same
YmeB TIL that Eve (meaning “life” in Hebrew) is made of Adam’s rib, because in Sumerian language word “nin” is a pun, meaning both “life” and “rib”. Whole story is based on Sumerian myth of Enki and Ninti living in Dilmun (Sumerian version of paradise), and pun was instrumental in translation.
kxme TIL that an unarmed man named Dillon Taylor was shot and killed by police in Utah on August 12. Investigators have not released the name of the officer and say the investigation may take weeks. cnn.com, foxnews.com, and msnbc.com have posted exactly 0 articles covering this story/demanding justice.