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TIL that a 2015 study found that people posting duck face pictures are more likely to be associated with neuroticism and emotional instability.

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mPv TIL the founder of Lamborghini tried talking to Enzo Ferrari about improving their cars, but Enzo refused because Lamborghini was just a small tractor maker.
O8w1 TIL that 5 years ago in Estonia during an economic crisis, a family therapist hoping to encourage random acts of kindness helped found the Bank of Happiness: a forum where people can exchange good deeds. Currently over 500 requests and offers for free services are posted in 5 languages.
Yp8gG TIL In the 1990s, an issue of the popular The Amazing Spider-Man that sold around 70,000 would be considered a failure. These days, what counts as a successful superhero book is anything that can sell a regular 40-60,000 copies. Most sell quite a bit less.
groVD TILL: USA has the longest train track in the world. With a total route length over 155,342 miles (250,000km).
GYly1 TIL of Baby Nancy, a girl who died shortly after birth. Her father, an officer on the USS Utah, brought her ashes aboard with the plan to bury her at sea. During the Japanese attack, he escaped the ship but could not rescue Nancy's ashes, and they are still in his locker to this day.