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TIL a Japanese/English creole language exists

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DGrJ TIL even though Calculus is often taught starting only at the college level, mathematicians have shown that it can be taught to kids as young as 5, suggesting that it should be taught not just to those who pursue higher education, but rather to literally everyone in society.
DV0v TIL that Martin Shkreli spread false rumors online and attempted to interfere with FDA drug approval in order to sabotage companies whose stock he was short-selling
RaRQ TIL People with little or no skill suffer from a false feeling of superiority, this “Dunning-Kruger effect” was originally noted by Charles Darwin and its modern proponents won a Nobel prize for its documentation.
XpOj TIL Airlines are beginning to use charcoal in their seats to absorb the smell of your farts
pYQKQ TIL a boy's chemotherapy treatments had to be stopped for almost two months due to infections after his mom had put his feces into his IV. His mom said she had done so in order to get him moved to a different floor at the hospital where she claimed he would get better treatment.