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TIL that a study conducted by a Swiss university showed that stockbrokers are more reckless and manipulative than diagnosed psychopaths.

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b6EPN TIL The wrestler that Triple H faced on his WWE/WWF debut was a man called Buck Zumhofe who is currently serving a 25 year jail sentence
rAae TIL that before the advent of modern street-lighting, city planners in some cities erected huge “moonlight towers” that illuminated large swaths of area, mimicking the light of the moon. Some of these remaining towers are celebrated as landmarks in Austin, TX.
epZGL TIL that electrical devices have something called a „Sabbath mode“ which exists to restrict functions of said devices to be used, as energy/fire usage to cook is prohibited during the sabbath
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