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TIL that dwelling too much on happy memories can lead to "sentimental longing," which is a dangerous form of noatalgia that makes us think "today must be bad, because yesterday was better."

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VBrEp TIL that Sega released Phantasy Star Online on Dreamcast in North America on January 30, 2001. On January 31, 2001 Sega announced it would discontinue the Dreamcast and restructure as a third-party developer.
0dOny TIL there’s a town in Nebraska with only one resident—Elsie Eiler—who serves as mayor, bartender, and librarian for Monowi’s 5,000-book library.
9w8YX TIL: the single “Uptown Funk” was based on rapper Trinidad James “All Gold Everything”. James receives 8% in royalties from the Bruno Mars hit. Similarities include similar rapped verses, the same refrain as apart of the chorus, and a drum section set to the same rhythm as James’ adlibbing
4ka8J TIL that the BBC has a Pidgin language site for news
KYVN4 TIL that the Nebra Sky Disc, a 3,600-year-old bronze artifact discovered in Germany, is the world's oldest known physical depiction of the cosmos with gold symbols for the sun, moon, and stars, including the Pleiades. The disc encodes accurate, useful celestial observation in a portable object.