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TIL that whale sharks have 'dermal denticles' (basically small teeth) all over their bodies (like most sharks) but also on their actual eyeballs

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x6kbw TIL that the phrase „New Deal“ as used by FDR does not mean deal as in agreement, but Deal as in dealing cards. The American people were supposed to get dealt a new hand
woeKW TIL about the "resource curse", the phenomenon of countries with an abundance of natural resources having less economic growth, less democracy, and less development than countries with fewer resources.
d7vr TIL a 2015 literature review by Wayne Hall showed Cannabis use doubled the risk of car accidents, doubled the risk of cognitive impairment and psychosis during adolescence, and had a dependence rate of 1 in 10
v1AVD TIL Credit Card Information can be stolen wirelessly from an arms length while you still have them in your purse. Thieves wirelessly scanned a credit card in a woman's purse while she exited her vehicle outside a Walmart store and then used it while she was still inside the store.
yV0M TIL: There was a failed British sitcom about Hitler and Eva Braun living next a Jewish couple, It was called Heil Honey I’m Home!