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TIL there is a material that is so dense, “if you had a cubic centimeter…, it would weigh 40 billion tons.”

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QN8kp TIL in Switzerland, it is illegal to own just one guinea pig because they are social animals and need companionship.
pYO9Z TIL about the "cocktail party effect"—our brain's ability to focus on one conversation in a noisy room. This ability lets us tune into specific voices while filtering out background chatter, and even pick up important words like our name even when we are not paying attention.
wVYJ TIL that there is an alleged “chapstick conspiracy” and a movement to raise public awareness about the dangers of lib balm addiction
l7Gwr TIL in the Edo period, there were style guides for courtesans on writing love letters. The texts also included advice on interacting with customers, such as "Moderation is key when interacting with customers" and "A spoken farewell should convey deep feeling; relying on a hug is mere laziness."
kjlE TIL , On his 29th Birthday Sylvester Stallone had only $106 in his bank account , which he later spend on watching a fight between Muhammad Ali and Chuck Wepner who inspired the movie and Balboa’s underdog personality in Rocky.