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TIL that the term Dark triad - a term used to describe three negative personality traits -was coined back in 2002 by the Canadian psychologists Delroy Paulhus and Kevin Williams.

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vb9L TIL that the ‘technologically advanced’ South Koreans are forced (by law) to use Internet Explorer to shop and bank online.
xV41g TIL that the Republic of Taiwan is 71 years old.
E1xnP TIL Austria has an opt-out organ donor system, in which over 99% of individuals are registered donors. Germany's opt-in system has just 12%.
9YDPD TIL King crabs are genetically closer to spiders than to crabs
A1Xw TIL In 2005, a German court upheld the right of citizens to flirt at work in response to Wal-Mart Germany’s policy banning any sign of attraction b/w its workers. The court said that such regulations may be acceptable in the US, they are incompatible w/ German labor law & employees’ personal rights.