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TIL that thermal expansion of ocean water accounts for 1/3 of sea level rise

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QJ8lE TIL VR is being used to help stroke victims recover faster and the feedback from VR helps the patient improve use of limbs
pLmZ TIL In 2011, Fleshlight, a brand of artificial-vagina sex-toys, sent a complimentary package of its products to the members of the SEALs team that killed Osama bin Laden.
v1a6x TIL the Teen Talk Barbie's quip "math class is tough" generated controversy among educators who feared it contributed to negative gender stereotypes. It also inspired The Simpsons episode "Lisa vs. Malibu Stacy."
looeK TIL In Slovakia, using the names Britain or Great Britain instead of the United Kingdom can land you with a €6,600 fine.
AD04g TIL that when Plato gave the definition of man as “featherless bipeds,” Diogenes plucked a chicken and brought it into Plato’s Academy, saying, “Behold! I’ve brought you a man,” and so the Academy added “with broad flat nails” to the definition.