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TIL in the late 19th century, some hotels had dark rooms for traveling photographers

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LkrQ TIL that speakers of the tonal language Mandarin are 10x more likely to develop perfect pitch than native English speakers (bottom graph page 5).
E1Vkw TIL: The 90's Nickelodeon comedy series, Kenan and Kel, was partly inspired by the popular 1950's sitcom 'The Honeymooners"
nWGvW TIL there were more than 100 reported cases of Human Sacrifice in India between 2014 and 2021.
mDwY TIL inmates who were given dogs to train showed a decrease in blood pressure, decreased agressiveness, and were more successful in achieving positive results in training the canines than non-incarcerated trainers.
NXoe TIL that Sir Arthur Conan Doyle tried to enlist when WWI broke out at the age of 55 — “I am 55 but I am very strong and hardy, and can make my voice audible at great distances.”