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TIL that people over 65 have poor theory of mind, and it can still be improved if deliberately worked on.

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6M1Q TIL In Finland, traffic fines are proportionate to the latest available data on an offender’s income. In 2002, a Nokia director got a $103,600 fine for breaking the speed limit in Finland. He was driving at 75 km/h (47 mph) in a 50km/h (31 mph) zone.
xr05 TIL that the author of “The Martian” was also a computer programmer for Warcraft 2
YWmd TIL the test pilot for the first american jet plane wore a Gorilla mask, a Durby hat, and a Cigar just to mess with other pilots he buzzed. The Pilots were then convinced they were crazy for having seen a Airplane without a propeller with a monkey at the controls.
vPPDL TIL Boston is named after a British monk of the 7th Century.
OGgjX TIL Grover Cleveland is the only US president to have actually hung a man. Serving as Sheriff of Erie county, he hanged at least two convicted murderers.