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TIL the SAT was adapted to fit an American “Common Core” education. Logic-based word problems for math were replaced with clear equations, arcane vocabulary was replaced with common words from the workplace, multiple choices were simplified from 5 choices to 4, and the essay portion is now optional.

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KO5EG TIL that ancient Babylon had suburbs. A 539 B.C cuneiform clay tablet stating: "Our property seems to me the most beautiful in the world. It is so close to Babylon that we enjoy all the advantages of the city, and yet when we come home we are away from the noise and dust"
XZPR TIL that lying flat on your back, if you can manage it, is still probably your best bet for surviving a falling elevator.
Om9R TIL Jerry Seinfeld’s grandparents were from Aleppo, Syria
wodpY TIL that the cofounder and CEO of Patreon, Jack Conte, is a musician and maintains an active career in the indie band Pomplamoose. The band formed in 2008 with himself and singer/bassist Nataly Dawn, who would later become his wife
gNVA TIL in 1945 an airplane crashed into the Empire State Building, injuring elevator operator Betty Oliver. When rescuers attempted to lower her on an elevator, the cable snapped, plunging her 75 stories down. She survived the fall, and to this day holds the record for longest survived elevator fall.