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TIL Empathy in young people has been declining in the US since the 1980’s, with the steepest decline in the 2000’s.

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Br1ar TIL inventor and architect Buckminster Fuller tried to document his life as completely as possible. Every 15 minutes from 1915 to his death in 1983 he recorded his life in his diary named ‘Dymaxion Chronofile’. Ultimately, it contains 14,000 papers and is a staggering 82 metres high.
WklR8 TIL in 2011, Roger Federer was ranked 2nd for being the "most respected, trusted, and admired person in the world" by a study of 50k people, across 25 countries. He was only surpassed by Nelson Mandela, but beat out the likes of Bill Gates, Oprah Winfrey, Steve Jobs, and many others.
oB6d7 TIL in 2004, Jessica Simpson sold a line of edible makeup, perfume, and body wash that was discontinued after several lawsuits. One customer claimed the Butterscotch Toffee Body Wash caused a yeast infestion, and another said after using Belly Button Love Potion, she was followed by bees
Po7V TIL The Concorde supersonic jet stretched during flight due to the heat it generated. On its final flight the crew placed their hats into a crevice in the floor which appeared during the flight, as the aircraft cooled the crevice closed, permanently sealing their hats in the aluminum airframe.
4kELN TIL that the band Canned Heat - biggest hit "On the Road Again" - formed in 1965 and has been touring and recording ever since. There have been numerous lineup changes, but no hiatus.