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TIL, the color, magenta, is a fabrication of human psychology.

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d8gnj TIL every academic major in the US has a six-digit classification code per the National Center for Education Statistics
kO01W TIL that ancient Japan had female warriors called Onna-bugeisha, who would fight alongside Samurai in times of war. They started to lose their importance by the 17th century, when roaring ideals of fearless devotion and selflessness were gradually replaced by quiet, passive, civil obedience.
JYn5Q TIL Nero's Golden Palace was forgotten until an Italian teenager fell into an underground room filled with painted figures. The shocking discovery attracted contemporaries Michelangelo and Raphael, who carved their names on the walls to pay respect.
Z8M8R TIL McDonalds intentionally created exactly four different shapes for chicken nuggets. According to the company, “three would’ve been too few. Five would’ve been, like, wacky.”
0yKv Til that dozens dogs that were forced to be left with police during the Katrina evacuation were executed by the police “without regard to the dogs’ size or the potential threat they might pose.”