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TIL: Elderly Americans lost over $3bn to scams in 2023

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EgMpp TIL the most popular first name is the world is Maria, with one in every 119 people bearing the name. But coming in third is "Mohammed", which also ranks fifth when spelled "Muhammad," sixth when spelled "Mohamed" and eighth when spelled "Mohammad."
ep06E TIL that the Dutch government paid over $160.000 for a squirrel bridge that has been used by 11 squirrels in the first 4 years. Last year squirrels used it 263 times. The 10 year average for a crossing is $516.
WkAeY TIL There was a study that concluded that watching Keeping up with the Kardashians likely makes you a worse person. “When considered together with my study, it suggests that exposure to the message in this materialistic media can inhibit peoples’ altruism, empathy and concern for the community."
VnkB TIL Betteridge’s law states, “Any headline which ends in a question mark can be answered by the word no.”
oBRAA TIL: Originally the song "We Need a Little Christmas" was about starting Christmas very early--one week after Thanksgiving.