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TIL that in mobile games, 60% of revenues come from 0.23% of players.

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DMEv TIL that in the late 1800’s, Doctors would infect sick patients with a secondary disease, in order to cure them of the primary one eg. a patient with syphilis would be injected with malaria, to give them a fever and thus, cure them (Most prominently by Dr. Julius Wagner-Jauregg)
A9Ll TIL that a Swedish supermarket chain have been airing a series of soap opera inspired commercials on national TV for 12 years. The story is about a group of people who work at a supermarket and the “show” consists of over 360 episodes.
l7OPA TIL that Flowers, Fruit, Grass, and most kinds of Trees only evolved into existence in the Cretaceous Period.
e0vnJ TIL that Great Britain is made up of 6289 islands.
b9r5Z TIL NASA is building an electric air plane prototype that will cut operating cost in half, and drop fuel cost from $200 per hr to $35 per hour.