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TIL ear wax production can increase with stress or fear.

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gB8 TIL that Abraham De Moivre, a French mathematician, successfully predicted the date of his own death in 1754
b6jMp TIL that the Saturn brand of cars ceased manufacturing in 2010. GM attempted to sell the brand to Penske, but the deal failed when Penske wouldn’t use Saturn’s factories and no automotive manufacturers would agree to build Saturn brand cars.
j9n TIL there was an episode of Whose Line is it Anyways where Drew Cary handed out $100 bills to the performers instead of points.
AaQd TIL that plastic bags are banned in certain African countries because people use them as a toilet, then sling them through the air as far away as they can.
VMvem TIL of half-life of knowledge is the amount of time that has to elapse before half of the knowledge or facts in a particular area is superseded or shown to be untrue. An engineering degree went from having a half life of 35 years in ca. 1930 to about 10 years in 1960.