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TIL neuroscientists have shown that the Arabic alphabet is objectively harder to read than any other writing system

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yAwM TIL in 2013, Zimbabwe’s national public account held only 217 dollars
LkE5Z TIL 90 percent of all large fish have disappeared from the world's oceans in the past half century
O8Oa TIL A couple named their child Dovahkiin (Dragonborn) and received a lifetime of free Bethesda games
PnOV TIL studying economics makes you less likely to cooperate with others when playing the Prisoners Dilemma. The more years you have studied economics, the more self-interested you become.
ymaw TIL there was a radio station in San Jose whose call letters were KOME. Their slogans included “Don’t touch that dial, it’s got KOME on it,” “You’ve got KOME… oozing out of your speakers,” and “Wake up with KOME in your ear.”