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TIL that people report being bored about 10 hours a week at work, according to researchers.

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yQlXV TIL that despite its name, West Virginia’s “New River” is one of the oldest rivers in the world. It cuts through the middle of the Appalachian Mountains, themselves a remnant from the supercontinent Pangea. This is because it is probably older than either.
9YQdD The research argues that gravitational waves give off echoes which, if confirmed, would prove that black holes don't exist and are, in fact, wormholes.
1avg7 TIL that MTV officially started broadcasting 38 years ago on August 1, 1981 and the first music video played was "Video Killed the Radio Star"
Z8jR4 TIL about William Castle, a producer /director know for his unusual promotional gimmicks, such as wiring theater seats to vibrate and shake during the climax of his movie and setting up a booth for people to get refunds during a movie’s “Fright Break” if they were too scared to see the ending
X7Lr TIL that women born in South Africa are more likely to be raped than to learn how to read.