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TIL a study by the London School of Economics found that the place human beings feel most miserable is work.

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Z9Ov TIL Police respond to complaints about a building sustaining damage from what appeared to be a minor earthquake. When they arrived, they found Nikola Tesla smashing his oscillator to shut it off.
Lk7EZ TIL that the country with the tallest average height is Bosnia and Herzegovina (183.9 cm/6' 0" for men, 171.8 cm/5' 7" for women), and the countries with the shortest average height are Indonesia for men (158.0 cm/5' 2") and Bolivia for women (142.2 cm/4' 8")
VpLm TIL Instead of pursuing illegal downloads with legal action, Iron Maiden found out where the most downloads were taking place and booked concerts there.
KOMxB TIL Mike Tyson offered a zoo attendant $10,000 to let him fight a gorilla
6Lll TIL Iran has one of the largest rates of brain drain in the world. It’s estimated that 150,000-180,000 specialists leave the country every year, costing the country at least $50 billion in human capital annually.