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TIL Smoking Near an Apple Device Will Void the Warranty

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J0V1 TIL that the compliance-gaining technique of adding “but you are free to refuse” after a verbal request has been found to double your chances of getting what you want.
WkpWB TIL that Hanns Scharff, German Luftwaffe's "master interrogator," instead of physical torture on POWs used techniques like nature walks, going out for a pleasant lunch, and swimming where the subject would reveal information on their own. He helped shape US interrogation techniques after the war.
Wk7Rd TIL the skeletal remains of the Auschwitz doctor who performed twin experiments, Josef Mengele, are used as educational aids for a forensics program at the University of São Paulo.
p8pd4 TIL in 2018, World of Warcraft's virtual gold was 7 times more valuable than Venezuela's currency
ep4BL TIL When you block a fart from escaping, some of the gas can pass through your gut wall and be reabsorbed into your bloodstream. From there, it can end up being exhaled through your lungs, coming out of your mouth via exhaling. You won’t be able to taste a fart that escapes through your mouth.