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TIL More than half of all African-American children live in single-parent homes

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jNjZp TIL that Sony’s PlayStation was developed to be an add-on CD-ROM unit to the Super Nintendo. Instead, Sony decided to compete against Nintendo after the latter announced a partnership with Philips on the CD drive one day before the SNES-Play Station was supposed to be announced by Sony.
GY6o5 TIL Harry Houdini Piloted the First Airplane That Flew Over Australia
newAo TIL that 50% of people have a trait that gives them goosebumps and chills when listening to powerful music which is caused by a stronger connection between the auditory information and emotion centers in your brain.
b6X0 TIL in the sixties USA considered detonating a nuclear warhead on the moon to boost morale
xV1r0 TIL that ninjas actually wore blue. Black stands out in moonlight, and blue hides just as well in the dark.