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TIL: 92 Russians died for every 1 American in WWII

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6E6aQ TIL the phenomenon of forgetting things when you enter a room is called "Doorway Effect". Crossing from one side of the door to the other side causes a mental block in your brain to erase the old memory and make a room to a new one
Wk0dL TIL a study titled "Where Are They Now?" in 1978 followed up on 515 people who were prevented from attempting suicide using the Golden Gate Bridge from 1937 to 1971. About 90% were either alive or had died of natural causes, concluding "suicidal behavior is crisis-oriented" rather than inexorable.
pYeQb TIL about the American Fotoplayer, which was a player piano that combined a piano and an organ plus percussion instruments used to add music and sound effects to silent movies. I also learned that the "circus song" is actually a military march called Entry of the Gladiators
9KO7 TIL that the fuel efficiency of the Saturn V rocket was less than five inches/gallon.
yQ4k8 TIL Somebody paid to have a banner flown through the sky reading out “Cheater” during the Walk of Fame ceremony of Food Network Star and Chef Bobby Flay after divorcing his wife due to a cheating scandal.