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TIL that Richard Thaler, upon finding out he won the Nobel Prize for Economics for his work on irrational decision-making, said he would spend the prize money as "irrationally as possible"

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MeelV The key is in surface moisture.
aw5KJ TIL Until the early 60's it was earnestly believed that there were active volcanoes on the moon.
vRLx TIL Steven Spielberg played the office clerk in the last scene of The Blues Brothers
m1vpy TIL that you are allowed to beat/assault your wife in Iraq under Article 41 and murdering them will only grant you three years in prison
dD7Wj TIL of the Tahitian Dog, an extinct dog breed native to Tahiti that were specifically bred for human consumption. They were fed a completely vegetarian diet and were notably served by locals to early Western explorers to the area.