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TIL that the first 3 years are crucial for the development of a child's brain and those formative first years will have a high impact in his life as an adult: Children reared with a solid educational foundation are many times more likely to graduate from college and find higher paying jobs.

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GONG TIL that on a trip to America in 1989, USSR leader Boris Yeltsin decided to stop into a regular US grocery store. After seeing the amount and variety of food available to US consumers, he lamented what communism had “…done to our poor peole”.
9YDK7 TIL Xu Xiaodong a Chinese MMA who is known for taking down fake martial artists gained fame online. There was significant backlash on social media, banned from organising tournaments, sued and lowered social credit rating. Still win a fight after travel 36hours to fight and wear a clown makeup.
KYLwJ TIL that in 1518, a "dancing plague" broke out in Strasbourg, where hundreds of people danced uncontrollably for days, with some dancing until they collapsed or died from exhaustion.
pYdp8 TIL Thomas Edison liked to take naps while holding spheres, when he nodded off he'd drop the spheres and be awoken. The naps were meant to drive creativity. A 2021 experiment found the spheres acted as a “hypnagogia catcher” which allowed participants to have more spontaneous thoughts/creativity.
R7Grl TIL On January 13, 1920, a New York Times editorial said rockets could never work in space because in a vacuum there was nothing for them to push against. The paper later said it regretted the error.