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TIL that kids who are good liars have better verbal working memories than children who don’t lie

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69G5W TIL 2005-02-26 Hosni Mubarak, President of Egypt, orders the constitution changed to allow multi-candidate presidential elections, asking Egyptian parliament to amend Article 76
oRW0K TIL: The number of US Representatives used to increase every 10 years. The last increase was in 1910 to 435 representatives. There would be over 1000 representatives today if the increase continued
R7j89 TIL of Leona Helmsley, one of New York's richest women who was described as a tyrannical boss that fired people for the slightest mistakes. She left a $12 million dollar inheritance to her dog while cutting out her grandchildren from the will.
PYvee TIL that Elton John has been enjoying No 1 hits for over 50 years. Not just performing, but churning out international hits. He is truly an amazing performer.
yQRN8 TIL that carbon dating data for human bones can be thrown off by hundreds of years if the deceased ate a lot of seafood, because the carbon in fish could have been generated hundreds of years ago and then recycled among the fish and plants (and other food) before being caught and eaten by a human.