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TIL cats have fewer toes on their back feet

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XE9W8 TIL that women and children first was never the standard. And that the survival of so many women and children by the sinking of titanic was an outlier
awR9o TIL That swearing emerges by age two and becomes adult-like by ages 11 or 12. By the time children enter school, they have a working vocabulary of 30-40 offensive words.
QNamL TIL the introduction of air conditioning on the NYSE trading floor led to a measurable drop in stock market volatility
j6kXv TIL that in March 2024, an Ethiopian bank lost millions after an ATM glitch allowed excess withdrawals but recovered 99% by naming and shaming those who exploited it.
gMJE4 TIL that in downtown Seattle, approximately 8,000 bananas are given away daily by Amazon "banistas" under the supervision of their "bananagers"