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TIL Yellow speed limit signs in the U.S. are recommended speeds but are not enforced.

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6EP1Q TIL of the Dutch mimicry study: Waitresses who repeated their customers orders increase their tips by 70% over those who positively reinforce the order ("sure", "great choice"), Suggesting that we favor those who mimic our behaviors.
69o7Y TIL most Japanese people eat sushi with their hands
OoOQ1 TIL Founded in 1898, the focus for Belgium's Royal Museum for Central Africa has shifted from the degradation the Congolese people faced under Belgian rule to an anthropological celebration and a space for contemporary African art. After a $84 million facelift, it became the AfricaMuseum in 2018
9Ye0B TIL the Gaelic Manx language (related to Scottish and Irish) went extinct when its last native speaker died in 1974.
0wVlN TIL [technically yesterday] There's a Valentine's Day for Single People in South Korea called "Black Day" on april 14. were singles rejoice in their singledom, most often celebrated by wearing black and eating a special noodle dish called jajangmyeon whit friends and family.