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TIL of Julian Jaynes's "Bicameral Mind Theory" which suggests that ancient humans were not self aware and that the right hemisphere communicated with the left via auditory hallucinations. These voices may have been interpreted as "gods" by early humans.

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W7XQX TIL that Walmart's struggle in Germany was linked to excessive employee smiling, which unsettled shoppers unaccustomed to such behavior. This cultural mismatch, along with other company practices, led to Walmart's exit from Germany in the mid-2000s.
yQN4v TIL the cast of the 1910 version of 'The Wonderful Wizard of Oz' remains unknown because the credits to the film are lost and the identity of the director and actors are disputed.
bOAp TIL Sean Connery was once pulled over and fined by a british police officer for speeding. The Officer’s name was Sergeant James Bond.
LkZdZ TIL that JFK installed an interior swimming pool in the White House during his presidency, that stayed until it was removed by Richard Nixon in April 1970
QJoOX TIL about Marjan the lion, a beloved member of the Kabul Zoo in Afghanistan; he witnessed the country under both Soviet and Taliban occupation and survived multiple artillery strikes on the zoo during the Afghan Civil War as well as being blinded by a grenade. In 2002, he died of old age at 23 years