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TIL kids who try to act cool in their early teens are more likely to have alcohol and relationship problems later in life.

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XE6Xr TIL the Japanese voted instant noodles their best invention of the 20th Century
gM9M9 TIL that the anechoic chambers are the quietest places on Earth and have background noises measured in negative decibels. After a few minutes in chambers, you can hear your heartbeat and blood circulating in your ears and could experience troubles with orienting or even standing.
dGEj TIL that in 1971 a barber by the name of Merle Robbins from Reading, Ohio invented a card game called Uno. The barber invented Uno to help resolve an argument between his sons about the rules to Crazy Eight.
GYKD5 TIL that the Battle of Mogadishu (1993) is known as the Day of the Rangers in Somalian
pPgb TIL that the US and the USSR’s only direct military confrontation happened in October 1944, over the serbian town of Niš. It is considered top secret by both governments, and the exact number of casualties is unkown.