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TIL that Comcast has ranked lower than the IRS in terms of customer satisfaction

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R7JD8 TIL: That Anthropologist Rudolf Martin discovered there are actually 16 different eye colors and created the "Martin Scale", which was then expanded to 20 different eye colors, called the "Martin-Schultz Scale".
GYepQ TIL the Mafia is Italy's biggest business. It turns an estimated profit of over $178 billion a year- about 7% of the country's GDP.
VMNRk TIL there was a direct bus service from London to Calcutta (now Kolkata) until 1976. It stopped in multiple cities enroute for passengers to shop.
pjgN TIL: There is controversy over China’s top ranking in the international student assessment. Only the three richest Chinese school districts participate in the international student assessment.
69g6w TIL that simply moving the eyes triggers the eardrums to move too. Keeping the head still but shifting the eyes to one side or the other sparks vibrations in the eardrums, even in the absence of any sounds.