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TIL: A guy tricked a bunch of scammers into handwriting a whole Harry Potter book.

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nPPG TIL of the term champagne socialist, which is a term used to describe self-described socialists who lead upper middle class lifestyles incompatible with their political convictions
g1ED TIL the texas GOP had once rejected the teaching of higher order of thinking (critical thinking skills) out of fear of students challenging fixed beliefs and parental authority.
9wpQr TIL that humans have the highest daytime visual acuity of any mammal, and among the highest of any animal (some birds of prey have much better). However, we have relatively poor night vision.
6E8XQ TIL a UK study found that in divorce cases, husbands engaged in affairs in 75% of cases, wives in 25% of cases. 53% of divorces were marriages that lasted 10-15 years, 40% ending after 5-10 years. The study found that if a marriage survives over 20 years it is unlikely to end in divorce.
PPnG TIL that only two of the past seven US presidents have been right handed, even though about 90% of humans are right handed.