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TIL that teenagers aren’t stupid in the way they’re noticed. Their brains are smart, making them take more risks than an adult would, helping them gain “useful experience”. This is not done by ignoring risks, but by enhancing the sense of reward, making rewards outweigh risks more in decision making

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e0B8g TIL that the Luxor Casino in Las Vegas has a beam that the FAA officaly listed it as a flight way point and that it can be seen from Los Angeles
D1n7Y TIL that George Lucas and Steven Spielberg both personally called Bill Watterson about a Calvin & Hobbes movie, and he turned them both down.
W7xG4 TIL that in 2008, the city of Chicago sold the rights to collect revenue from its 36,000 parking meters to a foreign-owned company based in the U.A.E, receiving a one-time lump sum of $1.2 billion against a 75 year lease. These parking meters generate about $200 million in revenue annually.
OGE6e TIL a 2015 study involving 280 men found that viewing visual sexual stimuli was unrelated to experiencing erectile dysfunction with a partner, while it was related to a stronger desire for sex with a partner.
WKEd TIL a gasoline engine vehicle has 2,000+ moving parts compared to 18 moving parts in an electric vehicle