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TIL that a psychologist conducted an experiment on how to make two strangers fall in love in 34 minutes. And two subjects got married afterwards!

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PYD0Z TIL in 2019 the average wealth per adult, globally, was $70,849.
697PX TIL In 1838, the governor of Missouri issued Executive Order 44, which ordered “Mormons must be treated as enemies, and must be exterminated or driven from the state.” The order wasn’t rescinded until 1976.
JrxB TIL pilots have to wait 6 hours after taking Viagra to fly because it can affect blue/green colour differentiation, interfering with their ability to interpret cockpit instruments and runway lights.
LkMXp TIL of Inmate 4859, Witold Pilecki, a Polish intelligence officer that voluntarily entered Auschwitz to gather intel. He escaped and reported the atrocities occurring at Auschwitz. His report was dismissed under the belief that he was exaggerating what was occurring at Auschwitz.
8ampZ TIL Moscow, Russia has more billionaires ("миллиардер" in Russian) per capita than anywhere else in the world. 79 billionaires to be exact.