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TIL that a Canadian study performed on university students suggested that simply WEARING a police-style uniform may alter one's attention towards people with low socio-economic status.

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0w8d1 TIL of Jean Lanfray, a labourer who murdered his wife and children in a drunken rage in Switzerland in 1905. His murders were blamed solely on the influence of absinthe, despite the fact that he’d drunk many other alcoholic beverages. It set off a moral panic, and Switzerland soon banned absinthe.
J1wYQ TIL: That in the 1700's, getting called a 'Beard-Splitter' meant that you had sex with a lot of women.
epaKb TIL Figures in the Sistine Chapel had fig leaves covering them for over 300 years
x6ON0 TIL that the Spice Girls co-wrote all their own songs. When they left their original management, they allegedly stole the masters of their recordings from the management office to make sure they retained creative control of their work.
JbaV TIL North Korea had a Choco Pie black market, where the snack cake cost up to 9.50 USD per pie