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TIL that in the United States average wages haven’t grown since 1964 (adjusted for inflation)

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moPP TIL that in a BBC poll of 22 major countries’ perceptions around the world, Pakistan was the only country that rated it’s own influence on the world negatively.
oNxo TIL during the height of the Cold War the “missile gap” was highly exagerated; the Soviets may have only had 4 ICBM’s
9wNGG TIL there's a protein in our cells called PARP-1 that is constantly repairing damaged DNA our cells. But it can't repair the DNA in neurons (including brains) while we're awake. So it accumulates there until we fall asleep. Research now shows this accumulation of PARP-1 is what makes us sleepy.
gM0kb TIL turkeys were once worshipped like gods by the Mayan people.
4yog TIL that while humans possess three types of color receptor cones in their eyes, a Mantis Shrimp carries sixteen color receptive cones giving them the ability to recognize colors that are unimaginable by other species.