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TIL that the happiest children in the world live in the Netherlands

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VMKPG TIL there are more possible iterations of chess games than there are atoms in the observable universe.
nX9d TIL xhamster.com is the most popular porn site and has an Alexa traffic rank above Craigslist and IMDB
nZBG TIL There was a time when AMD and Intel CPUs used the same socket, and could run on the same motherboard.
neA59 TIL about ripening caching, where animals will hoard initially inedible food items with the intention of ripening it. Tayras, a type of Central American weasel, have been observed hiding whole green plantains which they come back to eat once ripened.
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)