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TIL that the studies focusing on human nature and behaviour overlook 85% of the people on Earth. Majority of these studies take into account a narrow slice of humanity - college students, people living near universities and highly educated residents of wealthy and industrialised countries.

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BrOwL TIL that the song “Macarena” by Los Del Rio is about a woman cheating on her boyfriend with two people (whoare his friends) at the same time.
M71B8 TIL a "Who Wants To Be a Millionaire" contestant who helped another contestant cheat by coughing at the right answer had to trademark his name in order to prevent a pharmaceutical company naming cough medicine after him.
Y76nZ TIL that Clifford Johnson, the most severely burned survivor of 1942's horrific Cocoanut Grove nightclub fire in Boston, underwent several hundred operations. He married his nurse and returned home to Missouri. Years later, he burned to death in a fiery automobile crash.
V9bD TIL the first “lolcat” was unintentionally created in 1870 when British photographer Harry Pointer took a series of photos of cats in amusing poses and added humorous text to them to further increase their appeal.
e0owk TIL the Friends theme was originally going to be "Shiny Happy People" by R.E.M., but R.E.M. rejected the offer, true to form