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TIL Estonia produces the most models per capita. 73.8 per million people

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epa6b TIL that being in space can cause anemia.
W77Oo TIL The Great Pyramid of Giza Has Eight Sides and Not Four
eXR4 TIL Subway once had to settle a lawsuit with angry customers who had proved each ‘footlong’ sandwich was really only 11 inches in length. It cost the company over a half-million dollars in legal fees, and each plaintiff earned close to $1,000 each.
x60XD TIL that donations of used clothes are NEVER needed during disaster relief according to FEMA.
QJaKk TIL A study of robot aesthetics has found non-human-like machines gather positive emotional responses from viewers, while humanoid objects that imperfectly resemble human beings produces feelings of eeriness and revulsion in observers. This dip in positive responses is called the Uncanny Valley.