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TIL a USB drive becomes lighter as you begin to store more data on it

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ADYw TIL there’s no hard evidence the Qu'ran existed before the last decade of the 7th century, 6 decades after Muhammad’s supposed death.
9wx1M TIL that according to Piaget, up to the ages 4 or 5 years, the child believes that almost everything is alive and has a purpose. During the second stage (5-7 years) only objects that move have a purpose. In the next stage (7-9 years), only objects that move spontaneously are thought to be alive.
N7Rm1 TIL when Dr. Joyce Brothers was a contestant on The $64,000 Question the show’s sponsor Revlon tried to get rid of her because she didn’t wear makeup on air. She was asked increasingly obscure questions but was able to answer them all correctly and became the show’s first woman to win the top prize.
pY8Wb TIL Joshua Trees are not actually Trees, but Succulents. However, they are considered trees of the desert.
R5BYl TIL about Yeti Airlines Flight 691, which tragically crashed with no survivors when one pilot, while landing just a few hundred meters from the runway, mistakenly pulled the lever to feather the propellers instead of the one to increase the flap angle.