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TIL 75% of IKEA’s catalog is computer generated imagery

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MMKW TIL - “Gotham City” as New York’s nickname came from Washington Irving’s 1807 description of the city being inhabited by fools (after a town in England).
b6Yxp Today I learned that according to a study from British psychologist Kevin Dutton, being a civil servant is the 10th career path with the highest number of psychopaths.
dD7X7 TIL: Earth Overshoot Day is the date when humanity has used up all the resources that the planet can regenerate in a year. In 2024 it falls on August 1. If the world consumed like Qatari citizens, Feb. 11; US citizens, March 14; Indonesian citizens, Nov. 24!
GY4vJ TIL that according to Japonese manner of fighting, they must first call out by name someone from the enemy ranks, and then attack in single combat.
OoDba TIL of Ultimate Tazer Ball, a short lived sport with the intention of getting a large medicine ball into the opposing team’s goal. Every player was armed with a stun-gun used to stop opposing players from scoring.