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TIL the moon is always the same size in the sky, it just looks bigger when lower because we compare it to buildings and other features

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k6NB TIL a factory in Honduras forces its workers to wear diapers for the sake of efficiency.
Opv4 TIL that teens are more likely to engage in risky behavior when they are in a group than when they are alone, but having just one slightly older adult in the group decreases the risk-taking tendencies.
rnMd TIL in 1956, the U.S. passed the Refrigerator Safety Act, which made it mandatory for all fridges to be magnetically sealed. This was due to the high amount of children who suffocated in latched refrigerators.
W7o9o TIL A 69 year old woman took South Korea's written driving test 960 times before she finally passed and was given her license
6Eb8l TIL a 2011 study found that playing the vuvuzela in a crowded event was an incredibly efficient way to spread a respiratory virus, over 100 times more than shouting.