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TIL Shorter people build higher ceilings inside their buildings in Minecraft while taller people will build lower ceilings. Egocentric Reference Frames cause us to build upon our environments in a way that we are accustomed to seeing them.

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EgrnW TIL the movie Footloose is based on a real event. Elmore City, Oklahoma banned dancing in 1898 and kept the law until a group of high school students protested during the 1979-1980 school year. The Town Council voted to repeal the law 3-2 and the school students were allowed to hold a prom.
nAg9 TIL Cheetos Flamin’ Hot flavor was invented by a Frito Lay’s janitor - Richard Montanez. He is now Pepsi Co’s executive vice president of multicultural sales and community activation.
LQXjm TIL: The Mayflower Was Headed for Virginia But Was Blown Off Course
Y4oB TIL inventor Ray Kurzweil takes 150 supplements, eight to 10 glasses of alkaline water and 10 cups of green tea every day and drinks several glasses of red wine a week in an effort to “reprogram” his biochemistry so that he might live longer
pVm4 TIL: The US purple Skittles taste different from those elsewhere due to the ban of blackcurrent in the 20th century which is the flavour of the sweets outside of the US