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TIL a shower should only be 5-10 minutes long

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j9NQ TIL that in China and many other east asian countries,when you are born, you are considered one year old and everyone’s age increases one year on New Year’s. Age is incremented on the beginning of a solar term instead of a birth date.
KYYLB TIL that Gary Larson creator of the Far Side comic has started making new Far Side comics since his retirement back in ‘95!
e0D8b TIL that during testing of The Legend of Zelda in 1986, the testers complained that the game was too confusing and that they kept getting lost. As a result of this, Shigeru Miyamoto decided to make the game even harder by starting off the player without a weapon.
XEa1P TIL American mechanic Walter Hunt is regarded as the inventor of the safety pin that bears resemblance to those used today. The safety pin included a clasp that covered the point and kept it from opening, and a circular twist at the bend to act as a spring and hold it in place.
BrP9y TIL despite being depicted on California's flag, the California grizzly bear has been extinct since 1924.