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TIL that no scientific experiment has ever been done (or could be done) to prove that time exists.

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9yM TIL that New Zealand rugby player Wayne ‘buck’ Shelford took a cleat to the nuts during a rugby game which ripped open his scrotum leaving his testicles hanging, he got them stitched up on the bench and continued the game.
9Y6WB TIL The company Samsung accounts for 15% of South Korea's entire economy, and that South Koreans often live in Samsung owned apartment buildings, can get treatment from Samsung-owned medical centers, go to Samsung universities, and even end up at a Samsung funeral parlor when they die.
8rbK TIL that there is an act called the “Read the Bills Act,” that would require the U.S. Congress to read the legislation of a bill before they vote on it. It has been in limbo since 2006.
lo7vB TIL that someone with an income of $32,400 USD or a wealth of $770,000 USD is in the top 1% globally.
594Q TIL a sharp knife does less damage to the cell walls of an onion, releasing less propanethial S-oxide, the irritant that causes you to cry.