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TIL that the House of Representatives once investigated TV quiz shows to see if they were rigged

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b990p TIL "People forget 90% of what they read". Then I learned this traces back to Edgar Dale who published a 'Cone of Experience' in 1949 as an idea, NO %s given. In 1967 someone at Mobil Oil tacked on the numbers that are mis-cited today. I learned this yesterday also, forgive the repost.
oBpGK TIL Despite what TV would have us believe, defibrillators cannot start a heart that is in asystole (extended flatline).
XEmPr TIL the total weight of all the ants on earth is the same as, if not greater than the total weight of humans on the planet
yk0v TIL (Monty Python member) Graham Chapman’s last words were “Sorry for saying fuck”
ok1E TIL that all 6 American flags on the moon have turned completely white.