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TIL that in the Himba tribe in Namibia (where they have no word for the color blue) test subjects could not single out a blue square from a group of green squares.

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9w7rM TIL Microsoft tested 4-day work week in Japan by giving its entire 2,300-person workforce 5 Fridays off in a row without decreasing pay. This led to more efficient meetings, happier workers and boosted productivity by a staggering 40%. Do you think India would’ve seen similar results?
ek6J TIL Musician Sammy Davis Jr. Was Jewish. When asked what his handicap was while out golfing one day, he replied, “Talk about handicap- I’m a one-eyed Negro Jew.”
6ELdm TIL by the end of WW2, the United States was spending $213,000,000 a day on the war effort; adjusted for inflation, that's over three billion dollars a day.
nll7 TIL in 1954 a teenaged Elvis Presley played his first and only show at Nashville’s Grand Ole Opry. He was subsequently kicked out of the venue by management because they didn’t like how he was playing country music. He vowed never to return.
epW6n TIL that maggot therapy is FDA-approved for treating non-healing wounds. Live maggots are applied to consume dead tissue and secrete antimicrobial compounds, aiding the healing process.