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TIL of an indigenous tribe in Brazil that only values personal experience and keeps no history.

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pYPxN TIL about Hilbert's Grand Hotel paradox, a thought experiment which illustrates a counterintuitive property of infinite sets. It demonstrates that a fully occupied hotel with infinitely many rooms may still accommodate an infinite number of additional guests.
aw6xJ TIL that hand dryers when used in bathrooms can spread up to 23 times more bacteria than in bathrooms using paper towels.
KvMJ TIL that you DON’T have a right to a public defender unless you prove to the court that you are dirt poor. They will force you to sell your stuff to pay for a lawyer before they will appoint you one.
wo0EE TIL that the tree shrew is the only other mammal (besides humans) that likes spicy food
Yald TIL that 3 guys tried to sell Coca-Cola’s secrets to Pepsi, and Pepsi contacted the FBI.