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TIL about the Tyranny of Small Decisions, a phenomenon where small, individually rational decisions can lead to large and undesirable outcomes, and the irreversible destruction of desired alternatives.

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BgVox TIL a BBC documentary unveiled the extreme torture of elephants in Indian temples.
4EXb TIL that If you hear the GameCube menu background music sped up to 16x you will hear the same tune of the Famicom’s Disk System startup.
Z5PY TIL Verizon made a deal in 1994 with the PA state gov. to provide the entire state with fiber internet by 2014, it received 2.1 billion in tax breaks, but never fulfilled it’s part of the contract
0wX7L TIL of the “next-in-line” effect—a phenomenon that causes people to regularly forget the names of the people they meet for the first time because they’re too focused on worrying about what they’ll say next to that person.
dx5d TIL walking barefoot leads to healthier feet (reduces rate of osteoarthritis & athlete’s foot; improved foot strength, flexibility & mobility) [pdf]