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TIL Europe is experiencing its longest period of peace since the Roman Empire

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rKPx TIL that Aleksander Vinter produces music under the alias of the condition he has: Savant. He is able to produce prodigious amounts of music in a short time. Born in 1987, he has produced more than 10,000 songs. To those who haven’t listened to Savant, the music he makes is utterly mind blowing.
neVBr TIL that the personality domain of "Openness to Experience" (which includes openness to new ideas, tolerance of different ways of life, and appreciation of art and music) is strongly associated with higher levels of intelligence
EgPxd TIL in 1899 Coca Cola sold the rights to the first bottling plant for only one dollar.
P11DV TIL Even though George Washington defeated Cornwallis in 1781 at Yorktown, it still took almost 2 more years before the war was officially over with England.
jN6QQ TIL The League of Women Voters used to run presidential debates that gave every nominee a equal amount of time to speak, Republicans and Democrats joined together to make the Commission for Presidential Debates, making it harder for third parties to be fairly represented