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TIL that the Halifax Explosion was one of the reasons for the establishment of the Canadian National Institute for the Blind.

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79yX TIL Madonna attended a performance of ‘Hamilton’ in New York, but she was not invited backstage by Lin-Manuel Miranda afterwards because she was texting during the show.
WkKAX TIL that Facebook conducted a study where they intentionally manipulated almost 700,000 users’ emotions without their knowledge or permission
nWxdG TIL Some of the reasons people drive aggressively include a sense of anonymity while driving, feeling more empowered driving than in the rest of their lives, and a feeling that other drivers have previously driven aggressively around them.
J7Nv TIL In 1946 Orson Welles declined FDR’s suggestion to run for Democratic Senator for his home state of Wisconsin. The seat was won by Joseph McCarthy. Later Welles said “I didn’t believe the American people would ever vote for a divorced Hollywood actor.”
Ldpd TIL: China used more cement in the last three years than the U.S. used in the entire 20th century.