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TIL about the frequency illusion, in which a recently learned term or reference is usually seen elsewhere on a recurring basis.

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xddo TIL 2005 was statistically one of the worse hurricane season in history recorded with 15 hurricanes and 23 tropical storm causing $150 billion in damage.
Ool1g TIL that there are submarine Aircraft Carriers. Japan employed the I-400 class during WW2, and they could carry up to 3 bombers, in addition to 8 torpedo launchers & abti-aircraft guns. These submarines were twice as big as any ordinary subs of the time.
R5vg1 TIL Switzerland constitutionally banned all monasteries and the Jesuits until 1973
Jkjv TIL the “death tax” only affects estates worth $5.45 million per person. 99.8% of estates owe no tax.
XND TIL that a Buddha statuette from India was found in Sweden at an excavation of a Viking village