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TIL that slavery was still practised in South Korean salt farms as recently as 2014.

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oBr68 TIL cognitive dissonance is a discomfort triggered when a person’s belief clashes with new evidence. When confronted with facts that contradict personal beliefs, people will find a way to resolve the contradiction in order to reduce their discomfort.
DyOp TIL there’s a video game where the main character is blind, so you play the whole thing with a black screen, having to carefully listen to the sounds to navigate the story.
8aE9V TIL there is a American fraternal order for men with beards who resemble Santa Claus. They host seminars and training on how to best portray Santa professionally and even offer official certification to their members.
vNw8 TIL in 2012, California became the first state to legislatively recognize the human right to water, declaring “every human being has the right to safe, clean, affordable, and accessible water.”
neRVr TIL George Harrison of The Beatles loved Monty Python so much and wanted to see Life of Brian made so badly that he remortaged his house just to be able to pay for it. He also appears in the movie as an extra for a few brief moments