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TIL I learned that The Gambia uses marbles instead of paper ballots for elections

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xVb0k TIL that in social psychology, pluralistic ignorance is a situation in which a majority of group members privately reject a norm, but go along with it because they assume, incorrectly, that most others accept it. "No one believes, but everyone thinks that everyone believes"
mxN1E TIL of a rare, endangered marsupial that produces fatal levels of testosterone during 3-week "sex marathons." By the time the babies are born each year, all of the adult males have dropped dead.
nWxdo TIL even though the group The Supremes is commonly known as "Diana Ross & The Supremes", they were only known as that between 67-70. Many of their popular songs were recorded before then. Someday We'll Be Together (61), Stop! In the Name of Love (65), You Can't Hurry Love (66) as examples.
Vky0 TIL that if the Andromeda Galaxy were visible to the naked eye, it would be six times larger than the moon in the night sky
lPL5 TIL a company called Eidos is working on a mask that would allow you to enhance your hearing and vision to “superhuman” levels.