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TIL The country of Bhutan measures “Gross National Hapiness” as opposed to “Gross National Product,” and is commited to building an economy that would serve it’s unique culture.

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Bjyb TIL in 2010 Mattel launched Computer Engineers Barbie. With the accompanying book we learned that CE Barbie needed the help of two men to code the game she was designing and they also needed to help her after she accidentally infected her and her sister Skipper’s computers with a virus.
oBkXL TIL that "hapa" is a Hawaiian word for "part" that has spread beyond the islands to describe anyone who's part Asian or Pacific Islander.
6nYZ TIL that in two days we create the same amount of information that it took all of humanity to create from the dawn of civilization to 2003.
VBdbD TIL Dr. Howard Tucker is the world's oldest practicing doctor at 102 with 77 years of practice. He also passed the bar examine at 67. He is a neurologist and works as an expert witness in medical related legal cases.
8ZZ4 TIL Andreas Grassl, a german man found in England in 2005, remained unidentified for four months due to his refusal to speak, communicating instead through drawing and playing the piano. This mysterious story spawned media attention and speculation all across the world, dubbing him as the Piano Man