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TIL: Some landfills get turned into parks.

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oRDXA TIL that in the 18th century, European aristocrats collected human body parts like skulls and bones as fashionable art pieces, often displayed in their homes like trophies. Some even believed these “curiosities” had magical powers.
nxnd TIL Each year Forbes releases a list of the 15 richest people in the realm of fiction called the Forbes Fictional 15, Current #1: Smaug, the gold hoarding dragon from The Hobbit, with an estimated wealth of $62 Billion
lon5r TIL about the "Anchoring Bias," the tendency to use initially presented information to make subsequent decisions. It is a widely studied psychological phenomenon, useful in salary negotiation, haggling, and sales.
lo0MB TIL Before 1995, anyone who wanted a domain name could register it FREE OF CHARGE. That all changed when the National Science Foundation awarded tech consulting company Network Solutions the ability to charge for registration. Domain prices began at $100 for a two-year registration.
YWJv TIL that as a child, the French designer Christian Louboutin, being darker-skinned than the rest of his family, invented his own history of being Egyptian, due to his fascination with Pharaohs. At the age of 50, Louboutin discovered that his biological father was in fact an Egyptian man.