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TIL The UN had a proposal to replace the gregorian calendar with a non-religious one. The proposal was vetoed by the US govt over religious concerns.

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epQ84 TIL about vanity sizing. Clothing companies routinely label their clothes as smaller than they actually are. A labeled waist size of 34" can vary by as much as 6", depending on the manufacturer. There is no consistent standard from one company to the next.
kkXm TIL Pretty people activate the reward centers of our brains. Shared brain regions judge both attractiveness and goodness. The insular cortex, associated with disgust, pain and punishment, is activated by both viewing unattractive people and by judging people to be of bad moral character. Ugly hurts.
b9OW0 TIL Dolly the Sheep was named after Dolly Parton's Cleavage. Dolly's cells came from a mammary gland, and a scientist "couldn't think of a more impressive pair of glands than Dolly Parton's"
oKb7 TIL a herd of rare white deer live within the confines of the former Seneca Army Depot. When the base was open, the deer were inadvertently fenced off and subject to a genetic bottleneck. With the depot now closed, the deer have an uncertain future.
wLyD1 TIL The crucial reason why manholes are round is because a round lid cannot fall into a round opening whereas a square lid can fall into a square opening diagonally