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TIL there is a cognitive bias called the IKEA effect, in which people “place a disproportionally high value on products they partially created.”

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g95A TIL there’s a Deaf KFC in Pakistan, India and Egypt made for and handled by deaf people.
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dDVkQ TIL that a German Leopard tank's aiming system is so precise that it can balance a beer glass on its barrel while driving.
ANlXl TIL that Nollywood - Nigeria’s Hollywood - is the 2nd biggest film industry in the world. Bollywood is 1st.
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