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TIL Carrie Fisher told her fans: “No matter how I go, I want it reported that I drowned in moonlight, strangled by my own bra.”

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J1YEV TIL despite initially targeting the youth, 49.3% of the audience of Japanese hit "Your Name" were people of older generations
OovMe Today I learned that Saudi high school social studies textbooks were withdrawn in 2017 over an image of Yoda sitting alongside King Faisal.
0weky TIL - The name Devo comes from their concept of 'de-evolution'—the idea that instead of continuing to evolve, mankind has actually begun to regress, as evidenced by the dysfunction and herd mentality of American society.
GAM1N TIL that a BBC report found that 80% of personal loans taken out by UAE men were used for wedding expenses; as a result, many Emirati men opted to marry "less demanding" foreign women. In response, the government created a fund giving grooms money if the bride was Emirati.
jN5kj TIL about "Present Bias" where we give more weightage to payoffs that are closer to the present time when considering an option between two future pay-offs. According to research, managing present bias leads to better prospects in wealth and health.