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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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OGMJR TIL of the Love Canal Chemical Disaster where they built a school on a chemical dump site and eventually 950 residents were evacuated in Niagara Falls, New York
p8kVG TIL that "Dear Abby" and "Ann Landers", two of America's most iconic advice columnists, were identical twin sisters born Pauline Esther and Esther Pauline Friedman, respectively.
P1pxV TIL From 1908 to 1940, you could choose from over 400 styles of homes to purchase through Sears, Roebuck and Co. mail-order catalog. Sears sold a house set that was 1,000 sq ft for $1,700 in 1929. If you account for inflation it comes out to about $26,000.
OLk4 TIL about the underwater signal Upsweep, a long train of narrow-band upsweeping sounds strong enough to be recorded throughout the entire Pacific. It’s origin is still unknown.
awPK9 TIL: There is a species of moth called the Bagworm moth. They build a cocoons out of sticks and small twigs. These cocoons can sometimes look like small log cabins. After metamorphosis the female of the species spend their whole lives, of a few weeks, in the little home they made.