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TIL: There was a funded scientific study on how watching anime affected IQ and human behavior among teens and young adults. It is shown that, on average Anime viewers score higher on IQ tests and general knowledge than non viewers. However, half of anime viewers have a diminished social life.

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PD6e TIL: Jim Thorpe’s 1912 Olympic achievements are still not recognized by the IOC.
kO9WE TIL, in the 1st century, the first vending machine was created. It lowered the product by using the weight of a coin. What did it sell? that’s right, vials of holy water.
DQDrP TIL of Benjaman Kyle, an amnesiac man discovered in 2004 who had no memories of his life and could not even recall his name. It was not until 2015 that his identity was discovered through DNA testing, and there is still a twenty-year gap in his life history with no known records.
6EXjZ TIL that during the annual Aztec festival of Xipe Totec, human captives had their hearts cut out, following which they were completely skinned. Priests then wore their skins for a period of 20 days.
JYZ7j TIL that when Prince didn’t show up to sing on “We Are the World”, Huey Lewis sang his part