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TIL How TV Brainwashes Us

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djR7 TIL that in 1965, 25% of all black families in the U.S. were headed by women. By 2010, that number reached 72%
jkBv TIL There was a Doctor in Detroit who falsely diagnosed his patients with cancer so he can profit off their chemotherapy to fuel his opulent lifestyle.
9dam TIL The guy who sang “She Blinded Me With Science” believes the Earth is flat.
EgyJW TIL Tetris is called Tetris because of the Greek prefix “tetra” which means four, which is how many blocks are in a Tetris piece.
n567 TIL while coming up with the character Aragorn, Tolkien initially conceptualized him as a Hobbit with wooden shoes, named “Trotter”. He would later be revealed to be Bilbo Baggins himself and the wooden shoes would turn out to be wooden feet as he was previously tortured by Sauron in Mordor.