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TIL Any statistic along the lines of “the top X people have the same amount of wealth as the bottom Y people” is misleading due to the massive amount of people who have a negative net worth.

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m1WGo TIL that the forerunner of the bicycle, the Dandy horse, was invented largely as a result of the climatic changes brought about in Europe by the explosion of Mount Tambora (1815), which widespread crop failures which have led to the deaths of thousands of horses, means of transport at the time.
Zp7QG TIL that postpartum depression in dogs can take place straight after a dog gives birth and may stay with them for a long time without treatment.
jPoQ TIL There is a gemstone that has better brilliance, more fire, tougher, rarer and much cheaper than a Diamond: Moissanite
pgyp TIL that rice fields are flooded primarily for weed control, not because it provides optimal growing conditions for the rice plants, as I had always presumed.
KOnX4 TIL that the only authenticated photograph of Billy the Kid was reversed, which led to the misconception that he was left-handed.