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TIL Of The Boltzmann Brain. The idea that one day in the infinite age of the universe, a self aware entity will be created by thermal fluctuations that occur randomly in the universe.

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vjAK TIL that when a google employee dies their spouses receive half pay from the company for 10 years and their children receive 1,000 dollars per month until they’re at least 19
G0Jg TIL nearly 100 million sharks were used to be killed each year in China, mostly for their fins. However in few couple of years, 85% of Chinese consumers gave up shark fin soup, largely as a result of campaigning by ex-NBA player Yao Ming.
KYKdJ TIL Jingle Bells is actually a thanksgiving song!
wVY7 TIL that the surgical masks people wear in Asia aren’t due to fear of infection, but rather as a courtesy to others if they are feeling sick.