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TIL That women on online dating sites have it approximately 17 times easier than men do

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NJYP TIL Gene Wilder became interested in acting at age 8 when his mother was diagnosed with rheumatic fever and the doctor told him to “try and make her laugh”
nRno TIL that not only did 43% of Pompeii buildings have indoor toilets, some also had plumbing for toilets on the second floor.
j66Rn TIL United Airlines once forgot to escort a blind woman off the plane, despite assuring her they would. While waiting, she suddenly heard the plane's door seal shut: "And then, just complete silence. And I started calling out with no response." She was later saved by the maintenance crew.
Y9jd TIL a muscle of the hand, palmaris longus, is absent in 14% of the population. Some people can even have it in one hand and not in the other.
DrYV TIL We spend up to 47 percent of our waking lives letting our minds wander.