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TIL that the phrases ‘PIN Number’ and 'ATM Machine’ are both examples of 'RAS Syndrome’, or Redundant Acronym Syndrome Syndrome.

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R5Mm7 TIL that for the last 100-200 years, we’ve been living through the 6th (or 7th) recognized mass extinction event. Extinction rates are currently estimated to be 100 to 1000 times higher than before. The Holocene Extinction is a result of humans destroying habitats and killing too many animals.
e0kWD TIL of the Lizardman Constant, which basically says that 4% of polling data is worthless due to people either being insane or deliberately corrupting your data
ADKWw TIL - About a man named Ignaz Semmelweis who has been noted as the inventor of hand washing. He reduced mortality in childhood birth's from puerperal fever (any bacterial infection of the female reproductive tract after childbirth or miscarriage) to under 1%.
Ov7Y TIL no 1 Modern Warfare 3 champion of the world was billionaire Kim Dotcom and not until his US arrest in NZ for owning Megaupload.com did he fall to no 2
dDmQj TIL "(Everything I Do) I Do It for You" by Bryan Adams caused controversy in Canada due to the "Canadian Content" system. The song didn't qualify as Canadian content because it was recorded in England and co-produced by "Mutt" Lange. The song and album was ignored by Canada's annual Juno Awards.