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TIL the precursor to Monopoly was designed to illustrate how rents enrich property owners and impoverish tenants, and that when children play the game, it would “provoke their natural suspicion of unfairness.”

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yVbpl TIL that they’re called wisdom teeth because they begin to come through our gums when we are young adults, and we become “older and wiser” with the passing of time.
KYBG TIL: Sweden made slavery illegal as early as 1337
4kZxg TIL of Daughter from California Syndrome. Used in the medical profession, it describes an angry, articulate, and uninformed family member of a terminal patient who has been absent and is unaware of their relative's health. They often demand unrealistic and aggressive treatment against medical advice
dpmK TIL Argentina is one of the whitest counties in the world with a white population of 97%.
P58J TIL a man, instructed by the “holy spirit”, spent 32 days answering more than 500 calls at the Mojave Phone Booth, located 8 miles from the nearest paved road and 15 from the nearest numbered highway. These calls included several from someone who ID themselves as “Sergeant Zeno from the Pentagon”