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TIL 99% of people in Estonia have blue eyes

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4k8Na Today I learned about Sensory Specific-Satiety - a mental phenomenon that refers to the declining satisfaction generated by the continuous consumption of a certain type of sensory stimulation, i.e food, and the consequent renewal in appetite resulting from the exposure to a new flavor or stimulus.
W7Ev8 TIL that over 95% of farm raised salmon are deaf
yVN9l TIL that the Ancient greek believed that a good-looking man is an indicator of his inner goodness while a woman's outer beauty is a reflection of her inner evilness. "She was evil because she was beautiful, and beautiful because she was evil"
b95lp TIL That the rate of Alcohol related deaths in 2019 were the highest since the 1910s
dDLQQ TIL the first paper gift card was created by an Oregon glove company in 1908 that advertised "gift givers need not worry about picking the right size or color glove"; department store Neiman Marcus created the first plastic card; and Blockbuster Video was a pioneer of displaying them to customers