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TIL the dunk tank evolved from a carnival game called African Dodger

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lLe5 TIL that 1 in 13 American Kids are on Psych Meds
wL8MM TIL That it is a common misconception that documentaries have to tell the truth
VBEPD TIL Cooperative breeding (communal raising of the young) in animals is directly linked to a greater chance of altruism (helping someone for no reward).
7r0o7 TIL that a TV movie about nuclear war called The Day After (1983), starring Steve Guttenberg and Jon Lithgow, may have prevented nuclear war. When Ronald Reagan wrote about it he said it left him "greatly depressed". This lead to the signing of the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty in 1987.
lLb7 TIL there are only ~15 million Jews in the world. 83% of them reside in the US or Israel.