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TIL A New York sociologist observed that women are a good indicator of good public places because they are more sensitive to annoyances. “If a plaza has a markedly low proportion of women, something is wrong…if it has a high proportion, the plaza is probably a good and well-managed one”

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QYne TIL in 2005 Stephen Colbert coined the term “truthiness” with its current meaning: the quality of seeming true but not necessarily being true.
Y7yKr TIL there are 3 main types of circus clowns in a traditional clown trio: The Whiteface Clown (leading clown, most important), the Contra-Auguste Clown (imitator of the Whiteface clown and mediator, second most important), the Auguste Clown (submissive to the Whiteface clown, least important)
mxO6v TIL that Cassowary meat is so tough that people were told to cook it with a stone in the pot. "When the stone is ready to eat, so is the Cassowary."
Yp0mW TIL the final total solar eclipse will be in 600 million years time, as the moon will be around 30,400km further from the Earth while the sun’s diameter will be around 5% larger.
vP6r8 TIL Lightning McQueen from “Cars” isn’t named after Steve McQueen, but after late Pixar animator Glenn McQueen, who died during the film’s production.