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TIL the introduction of air conditioning on the NYSE trading floor led to a measurable drop in stock market volatility

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69Q8J TIL that the writers on Futurama created and proved a new mathematical theorem as a plot point for a body-switching episode.
b9oPp TIL 1 in 5 organ donations comes from the victim of a vehicular accident, and self-driving cars may end up exacerbating the shortage.
woGJo TIL in a group of 23 randomly selected people there is a 50% chance that at least two of them have the same birthday
5VlRR TIL Speakers of the Australian language Guugu Yimithirr, use cardinal directions instead of right and left such as, “Shift a bit to the East!”
W7dP9 TIL That Dave Seville (Real Name Ross Bagdasarian) Of Alvin And The Chipmunks Fame Played The Composer In Rear Window (1954)