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TIL when we meet someone new our brain instantly scans its archive for experiences, cultural cues, media images and builds a first impression. In milliseconds, we’ve drawn conclusions and judgments that feel instinctive but are really statistical guesses.

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81BK TIL “Shipping is cheap. So cheap that, rather than fillet its own fish, it is cheaper for Scotland to send its cod 10,000 miles over to China to be filleted and returned to Scotland.”
pnpe TIL that when the raptors bark in Jurassic park, it’s a tortoise having sex
eEbJ TIL “Rebellion to Tyrants is Obedience to God” was Benjamin Franklin’s suggested motto for the Great Seal of the U.S.
6E0lW TIL the chance of being born in a first world or developed country is 17%. 83% of people will be born in places with poor living conditions.
78pRx TIL about the man who jumped off the Golden Gate Bridge in football padding to impress his wife. She watched him die on impact and told the press, “it was the last thing he did, and it was a failure.”