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TIL The factoid "the brain doesn't finish developing until 25" is an extremely misleading summary of a complex phenomena

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yVZ1e TIL that Jimi Hendrix and Joe Pesci were members of the same band at different times.
loWmG TIL Daily Mail editor Lord Rothermere was a friend of Benito Mussolini and Adolf Hitler and wrote articles such as "Hurrah for the Blackshirts". The Spectator condemned Rothermere's article commenting that, "The Blackshirts, like the Daily Mail, appeal to people unaccustomed to thinking.”
1ldW TIL that close to 1800 studies have been conducted over the last 20 years to see the effects of public opinion on policies. The study showed that American public opinion has 0 to negligible effect on policies. But corporate donor effect had a direct correlation to policies.
XEe1j TIL that Viking loved to give their peers funny identifying nicknames like ' Skagi the Ruler of S**' 'Kolbeinn Butter Penis' ' Herjólfr Shriveled Testicle' or ' Eysteinn Foul-Fart'
4kKlN TIL the Swansea City football ballboy that was famously ‘kicked’ by Chelsea player Eden Hazard during a match in 2013 went on to co-found the vodka brand AU Vodka