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TIL that human body temperature has been declining by 0.05 degrees F each decade

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Jkvk TIL that there was a parrot named Alex, who was the first and only animal ever to ask a self-aware question
R7rMl TIL America's treatment of Native Americans convinced Hitler of the practicality of genocide, and the Indian reservation system inspired him in creating concentration camps
5Yw19 TIL that in April 1943, Jews living in the Warsaw Ghetto started an uprising against the Nazis. The revolt ended a month later, resulting in the deaths of only 100 Nazis, and over 57000 Jews being killed during the Uprising or in the aftermath.
XE9Vk TIL the earliest home TV recording was discovered in 1996. Done in London in 1933 (when only a few thousand 30-line TVs existed) using a phonograph recorder to record the audible TV signal transmitted after the regular BBC radio broadcast ended at 11 PM. It was 4 minutes of dancing girls.
R5M09 TIL: Displaying pictures of eyes causes people to behave more pro-socially. So, putting up a picture of a person in, say, a conference room will make executives behave more ethically.