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TIL in 2005, the British Medical Journal published a study to investigate the loss of workplace teaspoons

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Bgvjd TIL: Viking-era Scandinavians believed every person had a sort of luck spirit that could leave the body under extreme circumstances. The English saying that someone’s luck has run out is actually an adaptation of a Norse proverb. But when the Norse said it, they meant it literally.
JD44 TIL that most Hungarians must bribe their medical staff in order to get better treatment
NX4AP TIL Concrete is the second-most consumed substance on Earth behind only water. Thirty-three billion tons of it are used each year, making it by far the most abundant human-made material in history
v1DBB TIL that prostitution exists among animals. They trade sex for different objects. Penguins trade sex for stones and chimpanzees trade food.
o5gW TIL morality, empathy, altruism and gratitude have been observed in non-human mammals, suggesting that our own sense of morality comes not from religion or society, but from biology.