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TIL:47 percent of Detroiters are ”functionally illiterate.”

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j6Pan TIL Friedrich Glasl created a model of conflict escalation. He explains why some people act solution-oriented in conflicts, some want to win and others just want to harm the other person or side.
ewXL TIL actor Werner Herzog was shot while filming an interview by an unknown individual with an air rifle. Herzog continued the interview and showed his wound on camera but acted as if nothing out of the ordinary had happened, remarking, “It is not a significant bullet.”
J15w4 TIL that 17th‑century Persia built huge “pigeon towers” in order to generate a huge amount of fertiliser. Around the city of Isfahan, landlords constructed thousands of cylindrical mud‑brick towers whose only purpose was to attract wild pigeons. These cylindrical structures were purely for pigeons
WrQL TIL in South Korea, proper English is considered American English
mR9y TIL Willie Nelson smoked a joint on the rooftop of the White House as Secret Service looked on.