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TIL that you shouldn't design something with more than 50 elements on screen at once

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XE7Pj TIL that Maryland passed the United States' first campaign finance reform law in 1811. It prohibited candidates from purchasing alcohol for voters, which was an extremely common practice at the time.
OoeMY TIL that schizophrenic voices are shaped by local culture. Patients in America hear voices asking them to do violent things whereas in Africa and India the voices they hear are usually of dead relatives or nice voices offering comfort
dDA9E TIL a super-volcanic eruption in Indonesia caused a "Year Without Summer" in Europe and Eastern USA in 1816. This indirectly led to the invention of the bicycle, the writing of Frankenstein and Mormonism.
Bg70b TIL People who have exposure to coal particles can contract 'Miners Lung' when the coal in the air is aspirated into the lungs
NXB0N TIL that while lightly roasted coffee contains more caffeine, dark roasts are also more soluble than lighter ones, which means it is easier for the caffeine from a darker coffee roast to wind up in your cup.