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TIL About A Void, a 300-page French novel that is entirely written without the letter E

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n59G TIL Looking at disgusting things prompt selfish, unethical behavior.
gEwW TIL that in 1977, an Israeli cargo ship rescued 66 starving Vietnamese Men, women, and children, after their SOS signals had already been ignored by 4 other Countries. Israel then granted them all citizenship.
V5D4 TIL a 2011 Harvard/Tufts study showed that most white Americans now believe anti-white racism has surpassed anti-black racism in the U.S.
9wDJQ TIL Japan has been the top robot exporter in the world, with its share being 30.6% in 2023
r8rd TIL that one of the oldest chess strategy books, from 1561, recommends playing with your back to the sun to blind your opponent. If playing at night by a fire, it advises you to cast a shadow over the board with your hand, so your opponent “will not be able to see where to play his pieces.”