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TIL peekaboo is universal to all cultures, and developmental psychologists believe it is important to infant development.

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KYEVJ TIL about the Phoebus Cartel, an oligopoly that carved up the early light bulb market for profit and to reduce the operating life of light bulbs from about 2,500 hours to under 1,000 hours to force people to buy more bulbs. It’s an early example of planned obsolescence to drive profits.
4lGo TIL 1989 Australian Prime Minister, Bob Hawke gave a speech allowing Chinese People to come to Australia following the Tiananmen Square Massacre, without telling the Australian government.
W7ZMA TIL about Typhoon Cobra. In 1944 it sank 3 US Navy destroyers, damaged 9 other ships and killed 790 men.
Y9Kv TIL Same Sex Unions were performed in christian churches as early as 512 AD throughout Europe and the middle east.
7rLvM TIL In 1984, a regular at a pizzeria asked his waitress for help choosing his lottery numbers. He won, came back, and tipped her $3 million.