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TIL that according to a recent study, 93% of YouTube users skip ads which can only be skipped after viewing the first 5 seconds.

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4XYOb TIL Despite widespread belief by the public and many clinical psychologists, repressed memory remains unproven and highly controversial.
8a8AK TIL that the St. Patrick's Day tradition of dyeing the Chicago river green arose by accident when a group of plumbers used green dye to trace illegal substances that were polluting the river. The dyeing of the river is still sponsored by the local plumbers union.
R7Qj TIL more people have orbited around the moon (24) than have pitched a perfect game (23)
ep4GJ TIL: Leona Helmsley, was dubbed "The Queen of Mean". She came from an immigrant family and in her late 40s became a real estate mogul going from new millionaire to billionaire in the next 2 decades. She was known for being abusive and left $5 billion to dog charities and more to her dogs than kids.
5b5P TIL that ReCaptcha is not just to detect if you’re human, but also used as a world wide collaboration to digitize books. We digitize about 2.5 million books a year with this method.