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TIL that Apple is not the worlds most valuable company. Saudi Aramco, a private company is worth at least double Apple’s amount, at least $1.2 Trillion

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W7ORd TIL: A large study led Dr. Danielle Dick and 26 researchers analyzed the genes of 1.5 million people, and found 579 locations in the genome linked to anti social behavior, drug use, and addiction. It is known as a high risk profile. However, fighter pilots, CEOs, and entrepreneurs also have it.
9w4D TIL that the invention of tea bags was an accident/misunderstanding. Tea was meant to be removed from the bags before being used, but nobody told the first recipients that…
b9oe7 TIL: GPS signals are being spoofed in some areas of Moscow: “the fake signal, which seems to center on the Kremlin, relocates anyone nearby to Vnukovo Airport, 32 km away. The scale of the problem did not become apparent until people began trying to play Pokemon Go.”
b6eyj TIL that Tina Turner had her US citizenship relinquished back in 2013 and lived in Switzerland for almost 30 years until her death.
LkaZP TIL homophily describes the tendency of people to associate with those who look like them and have similar backgrounds. It is also related to assortative mating, the pattern of people (and other species) mating with those who look like them.