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TIL that there are currently 15 different types of power outlets in use around the world.

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lejN TIL that the NYPD had a secret plan to evacuate 10 city blocks due the 1 in 16 chance of a new building collapsing due to the wind. They reinforced the building at night in secret.
v1wAL TIL that there was a persistent myth that a race of pygmy humans lived in Tennessee. In reality, these were normal bones of Native Americans secondarily buried in short stone coffins.
7rlpx TIL that Christmas as we know it (family gatherings, seasonal food & drink, games, festive generosity, even saying Merry Christmas), is largely the result of Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol. Before 1843 Christmas was associated w/ countryside peasant revelry & disconnected from modern city life.
R5jOw TIL that in ancient Rome, urine was so valuable for cleaning and tanning leather that emperors placed a tax on it.
d8XJQ TIL Your attachment style can also influence how much you get stuck on people who don't want you. People with a dependent attachment style (also known as a co-dependent or anxious attachment style) are brought up to seek out people who will cause them pain