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TIL: the US has a law called the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) to combat bureaucracy. PRA approvals take 6-9 months

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9wJXr TIL that catfish can taste with every part of their body. They have more than 100,000 taste buds on the surface of their bodies, ­making them virtual swimming tongues.
NRK6 TIL Nintendo’s stock skyrocketed when Pokémon Go was released, until investors realized Nintendo didn’t make the game. Stock plummeted resulting in $6.4 billion loss in value.
p85QO TIL about Prince Rupert's Drop, also called Batavian tears, a piece of glass in a shape of a long drop which is strong enough to shatter a bullet. This piece of glass and its qualities have been known for at least 300 years.
mJ4x TIL that after the xkcd comic “Time” was posted, it spawned a 67000-post, 3300000-views thread whose regulars developed their own Time-based culture, creating their own mannerisms and vocabulary. It got so bad that newcomers to the thread could barely understand the latest posts.
7AZO TIL some orthodox Jews in the New York area use caffeine suppositories for fasting, because it’s not “eating”