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TIL 87% of Teenagers in the USA own iPhones

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oROpE TIL: In 1965, psychology researchers would often lie to elementary school teachers to conduct their experiments. Like this one, called the Pygmalion effect by Rosenthal and Jacobson.
xVWdD TIL The bird attacks on Alfred Hitchcock's "The Birds" was based upon an actual event and scientists now know it was because the birds were poisoned.
NXrZE TIL fire tornados are a thing. Spawned by wildfires and sometimes volcanos, these fiery vortices can uproot trees with winds over of 143 mph (230 km/h).
9JWX TIL that in 1932 Australia declared war on it’s local Emus due to them eating crops. Despite Australia having better weaponry, the Emus survived and won.
M7Bv0 TIL that the misconception that the Glock pistol can get through an X-Ray machine without being flagged, is linked to the film Die Hard 2.