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TIL a thought collective is a group of individuals who share a common way of thinking or approach to knowledge, shaped by shared ideas, methods, and communication. It influences how its members interpret facts, ask questions, and generate knowledge.

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jNRyj TIL Between 1985 and 1998, a water ride attraction at West Edmonton Shopping Mall had more submarines than the entire Canadian Navy
4X886 TIL that there are several organizations that sell only one shoe instead of a pair for amputees, so they don’t have to buy a pair of shoes when they only need one. They also accept donations of the unused shoes that amputees don’t need, if they bought a pair and only need one.
6lMY TIL that pizza wasn’t popular in the U.S. until after WWII, when U.S. troops (including Dwight Eisenhower) returned home from occupied Italy with an appreciation for Italian pizza.
m1dYO TIL During the battle of yarmuk in 636 roman commander Jarja a unit commander in the Byzantine right centre, rode up to the Muslim line and converted to Islam; he would die the same day fighting his former allies
OonPY TIL an identity thief stole the identity of a surgeon and while aboard a Navy destroyer was tasked with performing several life saving surgeries. He proceeded to memorize a medical textbook just before hand and successfully performed the surgery with all patients surviving.